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48753 to 48797— Continued. 



48780. "(No. 96. Kimberley, Cape Province. September 27, 1919.) 

 Sugar beans or butter beans, grown in the Cape region and sold 

 throughout Cape Province. One of the most common beans for 

 human consumption." 



48781 to 48783. PisuM sativum L. Fabacese. Garden pea. 



"(Nos. 98 to 100. Kimberley, Cape Province. September 27, 1919.) 

 Peas in bulli from the market, probably all grown at Cape of Good Hope 

 and in the Cape district. These are all in the trade, and apparently they 

 are staple food varieties." 



48781. "(No. 98.) Very badly mixed." 



48782. "(No. 99.) Looks like a field pea." 



48783. "(No. 100.) Probably Stratagem." 



48784. Salvia clandistina angxjstifolia Benth. Menthacese. 



"(No. 93. Kimberley, Cape Province. September 26, 1919.) A small 

 sage which is a biennial with very fragrant foliage. I have not seen it 

 in flower." 



48785. Secale cereale L. Poacese. Rye. 

 "(No. 101. Kimberley, Cape Province. September 27, 1919.) This 



seems to be a winter rye grown in Orange Free State, near Kimberley. 

 These seeds were obtained from the market." 



48786. Strychnos pungens Solereder. Loganiacese. 



"(No. 149. East of Pretoria. October 12, 1919.) The Kafir orange. 

 A small tree bearing a large pummelolike fruit with large, pulp-covered 

 seeds." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 34712. 



48787. Themeda triandba Forsk. Poace?e. Grass. 

 "(No. 87. Kimberley, Cape Province. September 21, 1919.) A rather 



coarse Andropogonlike grass occurring occasionally on sandy land. This 

 is one of the most dominant grasses of the sweet veld of Africa." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 47812. 

 48788 and 48789. Triticum aestivum L. Poacese. Common wheat. 



(T. vulgare Vill.) 



48788. "(No. 106. Kimberley, Cape Province. September 27, 1919.) 

 Wheat from the Douglas district ; as sold in the market." 



48789. "(No. 107. Kimberley, Cape Province. September 27, 1919.) 

 Wheat from near Kimberley on the Modder River, Orange Free 

 State." 



48790. Triumfetta trichocarpa Sond. Tiliacese. 



"(No. 150. East Pretoria, Transvaal. October 12, 1919.) A rather 

 inferior fiber plant. It may have other properties worth considering." 

 48791 to 48793. Vigna sinensis (Torner) Savi. Fabacese. Cowpea. 



48791. "(No. 94. Kimberley, Cape Province. September 27, 1919.) 

 Kafir beans, mostly black, grown by natives and used by them. 

 Collected in market where they are sold in bulk. Probably grown 

 in Orange Free State. Seed mixed; no attempt made to separate 

 the different types. These native beans should be valuable as dry- 

 land crops, and many types of cowpeas may be separated from 

 them. They constitute one of the chief native foods, next to com 

 and kafir." 



