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48802 to 48833— Continued. 



48811. CoMBRETUM ZEYHEBi Sond. Combretacese. 



"(No. 156. West of Pretoria. October 14, 1919.) Seed of large- 

 fruited Comlretum zeyheri. Probably the largest fruited species of the 

 genus found in the bush veld of this region. It forms an attractive tree." 



48812. CoMBRETUM sp. Combretaccje. 



"(No. 135. Wonderboom, Pretoria. October 12, 1919.) Grows on 

 dry land away from the river. Not as interesting as No. 134 [S. P. I. 

 No. 48809]." 



48813. CucuEBiTA MAXIMA Duchesne. Cucurbitacese. Pumpkin. 

 "(No. 169. Johannesburg, Transvaal. October 17, 1919.) Seeds of 



the Boer pumpkin purchased in the market. For stock and table use." 



48814. CucuEBiTA PEPO L. Cucurbitacese. Squash. 

 "(No. 170. Johannesburg, Transvaal. October 17, 1919.) Vegetable 



marrow. Long White bush. Seeds purchased in the market. For table 

 use, like a summer squash ; may be fried also." 



48815. Eragrostis abyssinica (Jacq.) Schrad. Poacese. TefiE. 

 {Poa abyssinica Jacq.) 



"(No. 166. Teff seed from The Colonial Seed Supply Co., Newton, 

 Johannesburg. October 17, 1919.) Staple hay crop of the high veld. 

 From what I have seen of teff I could almost write a book. It should 

 be tried on the high Plains as far north as Montana. It is the most 

 important plant next to corn in the Transvaal. It grows where thera 

 is summer rain; would probably be no good for the Southwest, except 

 the high grasslands of the boundary region of Arizona and New Mexico, 

 where it might do on the high mesas. But it should grow from 

 Amarillo, Tex., to Judith Basin, Mont. When it does well it makes 

 a wonderful hay crop." 



48816. LiNUM trsiTATissiMUM L. Linacese. Flax. 

 "(No. 167. Johannesburg, Transvaal. October 17, 1919.) Seed pur- 

 chased in the market. Standard flax of the high veld." 



48817. OsYRis ABYSSINICA Hochst. Santalacese. 



"(No. 143. Wonderboom, Pretoria. October 12, 1919.) A most 

 prized tannin plant. Try in summer-rain region, say Brownsville or 

 San Antonio, Tex. ; also Chico, Calif. It produces a leather of an 

 especially desirable color, and if it could be produced would be in great 

 demand as soon as its value became known to tanners. It would be 

 especially valuable for fancy leathers." 



48818. Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. Poacese. Kikuyu grass. 

 "(No. 174. Nelspruit, Transvaal. October 21, 1919.) Roots of kikuyu 



grass." 



A perennial running grass which grows well on any soil and adapts 

 itself to the varying climatic conditions of South Africa. It is a sum- 

 mer grass, but withstands a considerable degree of cold. In a wet 

 winter it keeps green all the time, in spite of heavy frosts, and even 

 makes some growth. In the spring it starts growing before the veld 

 grasses. For drought-resistance kikuyu is great and has no rival. 

 When the surrounding veld is dry and vdthered it remains green, giving 

 one the impression of an irrigated field of forage. All kinds of stock 



