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50726 to 50966— Continued. 



50803. HoLcus sorghi-m vERTiciLLiFLORt's (Steud.) Hitchc. 



Poacese. Tabucki grass. 



"(No. 841. N'gano N'gano, Urundi. March 15, 1920.) A tall, 



upright, large-fruited type of wild sorghum ; good type." 



50804 to 50806. Holctjs sorghum L. Poacese. Sorghum. 



(Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 



50804. "(No. 842. N'gano N'gano, Urundi. March 15, 

 1920.) Should be studied; a heavy-seeded form." 



50805. "(No. 843. N'gano N'gano, Urundi. March 15, 

 1920.) Low plant; heavy seed crop." 



50806. "(No. 844. N'gano N'gano, Urundi. March 15, 

 1920.) Similar to No. 843 [S. P. I. No. 50805] ; very heavy 

 seed crop." 



50807 and 50808. Holcus sorghum VERTicirxiFi.ORUS (Steud.) 



Hitchc. Poaceae. Tabucki grass. 



50807. "(No. 870. Nyanza, Urundi. March 19, 1920.) 

 Seed from hundreds of wild plants of various size and 

 habit ; an examination of the seed will give a fair idea of 

 variation in flower structure." 



50808. "(No. 900. Nyanza, Urundi. March 21, 1920.) A 

 collection of heads; could not be sent in separately for 

 lack of envelopes." 



50809 to 50829. Holcus sorghum L. Poacere. ^ Sorghum. 



(Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 



50809. "(No. 901. Nyanza, Urundi. March 21, 1920.) May be 

 sterile kafir heads." 



50810. "(No. 638. Kigoma. February 21. 1920.) White kafir 

 from the market." 



50811. "(No. 653. Ujiji. February 22, 1920.) A white kafir." 



50812. "(No. 654. Ujiji. February 22, 1920.) Similar to No. 

 653 [S. P. I. No. 50811] ; a pure white strain." 



50813. "(No. 656. Ujiji. February 22, 1920.) A red or pink- 

 ish brown kafir. Well-shaped head and apparently much 

 grown in this section, known as Konge, but not as well liked 

 by the natives as m'tama, the white form." 



50814. "(No. 658. Ujiji. February 22, 1920.) Red kafir, 

 larger than No. 656 [S. P. I. No. 50813] but very similar." 



50815. "(No. 659. Ujiji. February 22, 1920.) A variety 

 probably Identical with Nos. 656 and 658 [S. P. I. Nos. 50813 

 and 50814]." 



50816. "(No. 668. Nyanza, Urundi. February 26, 1920.) Kafir, 

 two heads collected near a native hut. It is grown everywhere 

 here, but the seeds are usually eaten out by birds." 



50817. "(No. 669. Nyanza, Urundi. February 26, 1920.) A 

 rather heavy head of kafir; may be distinct from the others. 

 I have seen no gooseneck forms." 



