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33800 to 33911— Continued. 



33819 to 33822— Continued. 



33820. ' i^Xo. 661.* This may be called the dwarf variety. The 

 plants sjow from 6 to 15 inches high, flowers the same kind and size as 

 No. 660 (S. P. I. Xo. 33819t, but some-vhat less in number and of 

 different colors." 



33821. "(No. 876.) Linto. A different strain from Xos. 660 and 661 

 (S. P. I. Nos. 33819 and 33320). The tubers of all Linto are very valu- 

 able for making the famous Chuno or arrowroot, a valuable food for 

 infants, the sick, and convalescing. It is an especially good food for 

 sufferers with inflammation of the stomach or digestive canals.'' 



33822. "(Xo. 1136.) Linto. From the seacoast ne .r Illoca, pro^'ince 

 of Curico. Bears a pale-lemon and dark-yellow flower; extra hand- 

 some." 



33823. Scmxus hog an Molina. 

 {Schinus dependens Ortega.) 



*'(Xo. 705.) A treelet actually black with seed fruit; ornamental." 



See No. 25798 for pre\ious introduction. 

 33824 to 33827. Cereus quisco Gay. Quiico. 



33824. ''(X'o. 1073.) A tiny, round, dwarf variet}* about 2 inches in 

 diameter, round as a ball; bears large crimson flowers and small fruit. 

 Comes from the seacoast." 



33825. '(Xo. 1074.) From inland central Chile, near the river Mata- 

 quito. A very tall variety with few stalks that gi-ow perfectly straight. 

 Bears an immense semidouble, white, fragrant flower. Fruit, edible. ' 



33826. ''(No. 1075.) From Cordillera Maritima. central Chile. A 

 fruiting class with large pink flowers." 



33827. "(No. 1076.) From the 'Quebrada de los Perros' (Ra\-ine of 

 the Dogs), central Chile.'' 



33828. Maihuexia poeppigh (Otto) Philippi. Maihuen. 

 {Peresl'ia poeppigii Salm-Dyck.) 

 •Xo. 9S6. ' Maihuen,' 'Herba del Gunaco.' From the Volcavo Antuco. " 

 33829 to 33832. Cereus quisco Gay. Quisco. 



"Different dwarf classes which grow in the crevices of the rocks in the summits 

 of hills and mountains below the snow line. Have pink. red. and crimson 

 flowers. Pot-bellied, melon shaped. " 



33829. "(No. 656.' Echinocactus. Dwarf, melon-shaped. Dark 

 pink flowers." 



33830. "(No. 657. Echinocactus. Dwarf; crimson-flowered paula. 

 Like a pot-bellied melon." 



33831. "(No. 658.) Dwarf. Flowers not seen. May be mixed."' 



33832. "(No. 659.) Dwarf quisco. An extra-rare variety with beau- 

 tiful cream-colored flowers with pink tips." 



33833. Acacia CAVExiA (Mol.) Bert. "Espino. 



"(No. 1011. V From the 'Quebrada de los Perros' ('Ravine of the Dogs). 

 This tree has a compact growth, with no part of the limbs naked of foliage. The 

 spines are shorter and more generally distributed. When green they are not 

 soft like some, but as sharp and hard as steel. Getting these seeds with care, 

 I cut my hands in many places. This also has somewhat less growth than others. 



