Field notebooks : Chile, Bolivia, and Peru, 1953-1954
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Field No. 23-H-B Latin name Amaryllidaceae Hippeastrum ? Local name P.I. No. Locality data 25 kilometers south of La Serena, Coquimba, Chile on Pan American Highway Plant description Has some yellow flowered plant with fairly large bulbs - growing in very sandy soil Special notes To "Heart project" and "ERPA" for analysis - propagation Wild? Cult? Collector E.E. Smith & Tania Gutierrez Date 10/29/53 PLANT EXPLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8-3495 No AN