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JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 1976 67 406947 to 406985—Continued 406947. ALLIUM CEPA L. Liliaceae. Onion. W-C 1549. One km from Sebaco, Matagalpa Department. White, bulbing onion. Reproduced by seed in Nicaragua. Local name Paisana. Cultivated. Seed. 406948. CAPSICUM ANNUUM L. Solanaceae. Pimento. W-C 1554. Palace Hotel, Managua, Managua Department. Perennial to 2 m tall. Fruit small, red, pungent. Cultivated. Seed. 406949. DIPLADENIA sp. Apocynaceae. W-C 1566. Roadside at El Recreo, Zelaya Department. Slender vine to 2 m tall, leaves opposite, flower salverform, yellow with red eye. Wild. Cuttings. 406950. GOSSYPIUM sp. Malvaceae. W-C 1562. Town of Teustepe, Boaco Department. Shrub to 2 m. Bolls small with 3 or 4 carpels, lint white. Growing both as dooryard and wild cotton. Wild. Seed. 406951. IPOMOEA sp. Convolvulaceae. W-C 1578. Roadside between Esteli and Somoto, Madriz Department. Vigorous twining vine to 3 m long, leafless. Flowers 10 cm in diameter, white. Wild. Cuttings. 406952 to 406968. LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM Mill. Solanaceae. Tomato. 406952. W-C 1537. Public market, Managua. Fruit somewhat lobed, red, to 10 cm in diameter. Local name Chilcarojo. Cultivated. Seed. 406953. W-C 1538. Public market, Managua. Pink fruit, catfaced, many lobes, flat, 6 cm by 12 cm. Local name Chilca. Cultivated. Seed. 406954. W-C 1539. Public market, Managua. Large, pear shaped, pink, 5 cm wide by 6 cm long. Local name Roma Chilca. Cultivated. Seed. 406955. W-C 1540. Public market, Managua. Large, pear-to-oblong shaped, lobed at apex, pink, 5 cm by 5 cm. Local name Boca de Mono. Cultivated. Seed. 406956. W-C 1541. Public market, Managua. Flat tomato, slightly lobed, 5 to 6 cm in diameter, orange-red color. Local name Mandarina. Cultivated. Seed. 406957. W-C 1542. Three km south of Tisma, Masaya Department. Large, flat, slightly catfaced, pink fruit 7 cm by 12 cm. Local name Chilca. Cultivated. 406958. W-C 1543. Three km south of Tisma, Masaya Department. Oblong fruit, depressed at calyx and blossom end, 6 cm by 6 cm. Cultivated. Seed. 406959. W-C 1544. Three km south of Tisma, Masaya Department. Medium to large, oval to oblong fruit, depressed at both blossom end and calyx, pink, 5 to 8 cm wide by 5 to 8 cm long. Cultivated. Seed. 406960. W-C 1545. Three km south of Tisma, Masaya Department. Large round tomato, depressed at calyx but not at blossom end, pink, 6 by 6 cm. Cultivated. Seed. 406961. W-C 1546. Tisma, Masaya Department. Fruit not seen. Local name Chilca Quatro Canto. Seed donated by Orlando Mendez Fuentes. Cultivated. Seed. 406962. W-C 1547. Tisma, Masaya Department. Fruit not seen. Seed donated by Orlando Mendez Fuentes. Local name Boca de Mono. Culti- vated. Seed..