Field notebooks : Chile, Bolivia, and Peru, 1953-1954
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Field No. 176-Ashes Latin name -(plant ashes) - Local name P.I. No. Locality data ESTACION EXPERIMENTAL AGRICOLA COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA Collected by A.R. Midgley. Plant description Ashes from the plants that covered approx. 1 sq. yd. of jungle, To find the minerals returned to the soil when jungle is cleared & burned. Special notes send to MR. EUGENE BOYCE, Wild? - Chemist, AGRIC. EXP. STATION, Cult? BURLINGTON, VERMONT Collector A.R. Midgley (E.E Smith) Date Feb. 19, 1954 PLANT EXPLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8-3495