Field notebooks : Chile, Bolivia, and Peru, 1953-1954
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Field No. H410-5 Latin name CAPSICUM Local name Tomate ESPANA P.I. No. Locality data MARKET, HUANUCO, PERU Plant description FRUIT reddish orange color with darker red streaks. Flesh orange color. taste slightly tart somewhat like a Sharp Grape. Special notes For propagation Wild? Cult? ✓ Collector E.E. Smith Date MAR. 23/54 PLANT EXPLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8-3495