22 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPOKTED. 



49288 to 49324r-Continiied. 



49295. Crotalaria sp. Fabacese. 



"(No. 184. Nelspruit, Transvaal. October 20, 1919.) Apparently a 

 perennial legume ; 8 inches high." 



49296. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceoe. 



"(No. 203. Lourenco Marques, Mozambique. October 27, 1919.) A 

 low spreading leguminous shrub with yellow flowers." 



49297. Delonix regia (Boj.) Raf. Csesalpiniacese, 

 {Poinciana regia Hook.) 



"(No. 195. Lourenco Marques, Mozambique. October 27, 1919.) The 

 most abundant street tree ; leaves large and bipinnate ; pods li inches 

 broad and 12 to 18 inches long, remaining on the tree a long time." 



49298. DiosPYEOS sp. Diospyracese. Persimmon. 



"(No. 175. Kenkelbosch, Transvaal. September 10, 1919.) 'Jackal's 

 fruit.' A sweetish fruit produced in abtindance on a low shrub. Not 

 eaten to any extent by the people; occasionally used as jam." 



49299. DiosPYROs sp. Diospyracese. Persimmou. 



"(No. 176. Nelspruit, Transvaal. October 20, 1919.) Similar to No. 

 175 [S. P. I. No. 49298]." 



49300. Eragrostis sp. Poaceie. Grass. 



"(No. 179. Mafeking, Cape Province. October 2, 1919.) Looks like 

 an important forage plant." 



49301. Eragrostis sp. Poacejp. Grass. 



"(No. 180. Mafeking, Cape Province. October 2, 1919.) Grass with 

 the habit of Sporobolus airmdes." 



49302. Erythroxylon sp. Erythroxylacese. 



"(No. 200. Lourenco Marques. Mozambique. October 27, 1919.) A 

 small chen-ylike fruit ; apparently good when fully ripe." 



49303. Harpagophytum peocumbens (Burchell) DC. Pedaliacere. 



"(No. 178. Taungs, Cape Province. September 28, 1919.) A plant 

 with its seed large and armed with many recurved hooks." 



49304. HoLcrs sorghum L. Poaceje. Sorghum. 

 {Sorghum vuJgarc Pers.) 



"(No. 189. Nelspruit, Transvaal. October 20, 1919.) Plants with 

 the bunch habit, growing here naturally and called ' buffalo grass.' " 



49305. Ipomoea sp. Convolvulaceje. Morning-glory. 



"(No. 208. Lourenco Marques, Mozambique. October 27, 1919.) A 

 low spreading Ipomoea with reddish lavender flowers." 



49306. Jacaranda sp. Bignoniacese. 



"(No. 145. Near Pretoria, Transvaal, October 12, 1919, and Lourenco 

 Marques, Mozambique, October 27, 1919.) The most common street 

 tree, a beautiful blue-flowered ornamental which blooms profusely." 



49307. Macadamia ternifolia F. Muell. Proteacese. Macadamia. 



"(No. 185. Nelspruit, Transvaal. October 20, 1919.) A fine large 

 tree grown by H. S. Hall, who secured seed from Ceylon." 



49308. MiMusops marginata N. E. Brown. Sapotacese. 



"(No. 198. Lourenco Marques, Mozambique. October 27, 1919.) A 

 tree, 10 to 20 feet high, bearing a small plumlike fruit, dry and puckery 



