JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31^ 1913. 



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34993 to 35033. 



From Chile. Collected by Mr. W. F. Wight, of the Bureau of Plant Industry. 

 Received February 27, 1913. 

 The following material; quoted notes by Mr. "Wight: 



34993. Zephyranthes sp. 



"(20a.) A bulbous plant with yellow flowers, growing in the sand near the 

 seashore about 6 miles north of Vina del Mar." 

 Bulbs. 



34994. Persea Americana Miller. Avocado. 

 {Persea gratissima Gaertn. f.) 



*'(21) Palta. The fruits from which these seeds were taken are sold in Val- 

 paraiso. They are purple skinned, rather small, and of very fair quality." 



34995. Alstroemeria sp. 



"(19) Probably tubers of No. 18 (S. P. I. No. 34996), but without flowers; I 

 can not be sure. They were found about 5 miles north of Vina del Mar," 



34996. Alstroemeria sp. 



"(18) Seeds of a tuberous-rooted plant with attractive pink flowers. Very 

 few seeds were found mature, but Dr. Sohrens promised to send seeds of this 

 later; also, a still more handsome species, with red flowers. The latter I have 

 seen only at 1,200 to 1,500 meters altitude above Santiago. The pink-flowered 

 one occurs above Los Andes, above Santiago, and apparently the same in the 

 hills above Valparaiso, where these seeds were gathered. The tubers of a 

 white-flowered form are said to be edible and are sold in the market at Con- 

 cepcion." 



34997. Amygdalus persica nectarina Aiton. Nectarine. 

 "(12) Nectarines with yellow flesh are very common in the markets of both 



Santiago and Valparaiso. These came from Santiago." 



34998. Cereus quisco Gay. Quisco. 

 "(17) Seeds of a cactus with reddish fruits, growing on the huge sand dunes 



about 6 miles north of Vina del Mar." 



34999. Cereus sp. 



"(23) Seeds of a cactus gathered in the mountains at about 1,550 meters 

 altitude, near Quebrada San Ramon, above Santiago. January 12, I saw 

 fruits of probably the same species for sale at the railway station Llai Llai aa I 

 passed through." 



35000. CucuMis melo L. Muskmelon. 



"(37) A large melon 12 inches or more long and of fair quality." 



35001. CucuMis MELO L. Muskmelon. 

 "(39) A round melon, very good." 



35002. CucuMis MELO L. Muskmelon. 

 "(40) Melon shaped like the fruit of an eggplant, but not of very good qual- 

 ity. It is impossible always to be sure of the quality of either fruit or melons, 

 for they are often picked so green that the quality is ruined." 



35003. CucuRBiTA sp. Squash. 

 "(38) Seeds of a large squash I found in the market." 



35004. Cytisus sp. 



"(15) On the hills above Valparaiso in very dry situations; possibly intro- 

 - duced, but growing among other plants certainly native." 



