78 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



37983 to 38041— Contd. (Quoted notes by Dorsett and Popenoe.) 



38002. Eragrostis acuminata Doell. Poaceae. 



"No. 144a.) Seed of a grass collected on the bank of the Rio Sao 

 Francisco from soil that is a pure sand. Looks like a grass collected 

 previously at Sao Joao del Rey." 



38003. Anthephora hermaphrodita (L.) Kuntze. Poacea. 

 (Anthephora elegans Schreb.) 



"(No. 145a.) Seed of a grass with which we are unfamiliar, 

 brought on board by one of the passengers, who had collected it on 

 the sandy hank of the Rio Sao Francisco. The only specimen we 

 had became misplaced." 

 38004 to 38023. 



From Joazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. Collected February 24, 1914. 



38004. Chaetochloa setosa (Sw.) Scrihner. Poacea?. 

 (Setaria setosa Beauv. ) Bitter grass. 



"(No. 160a.) Seed of capim amargo (bitter grass) from Horto 

 Florestal. Grows on very poor soil, but is not considered very good 

 for stock." 



38005. Holctjs sorghum effusus (Hack.) Hitchc. 



"(No. 161a.) Seed of capim de boi from Horto Florestal. When 

 young it is much liked by cattle; when old the stems are rather 

 tough. Not good for hay ; height 5 feet ; on clay silt soil." 



38006. Paspalum scutatum Nees. Poacea?. 



"(No. 162a.) Grass from Horto Florestal. On clay silt soil." 



38007. Leptochloa filiformis (Pers.) Beauv. Poacea?. 



"(No. 163a.) Grass from Horto Florestal. Grown on clay silt soil. 

 Probably good." 



38008. Anthephora hermaphrodita (L.) Kuntze. Poacea?. 

 (Anthephora elegans Schreb.) 



"(No. 164a.) Capim espelta from Horto Florestal. Called by Dr. 

 Zehntner capim espelta, and considered by him very good. Grown 

 on clay silt soil." 



38009. Nazia aliena (Spreng.) Scribner. Poacea?. 



"(No. 165a. Capim carapicho de ovelho from Horto Florestal 

 Grown on clay silt soil, considered not very good, but grows on poor- 

 est soil." 



38010. Eragkostis cii.iaris (L.) Link. Poacea 1 . 



"Capim, barba de bode, on clay silt soil in Horto Florestal. Not 

 considered of great value." 



38011. Sporobolus argutus (Nees) Kunth. Poacea?. 



"(No. 167a.) (Jrass grown on clay silt soil in Horto Florestal. 

 Small, not of much value." 



38012. Eragrostis articulata (Schranki Nees. Poacea'. 



"(No. 16Sa.) Capim linn, on clay silt soil in Horto Florestal. Not 

 considered very good ; not siillicienl leaf growth." 



38013. ChXOBIS I.KI'IANTIIA HitchCOCk. Poacea'. 



"(No. L69a.) Grown on clay silt soil in Horto Florestal. Name 

 not known. Looks like a very good grass; " feci high." 





