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



38014. Panicum hirticaule Presl. Poacese. 



"(No. 170a. From Horto Florestal. Probably a capim de passa- 

 rinho, grown on clay silt soil." 



38015. Syntherisma digitata (S\v.) Hitchcock. Poacese. 

 "(No. 171a.) From Horto Florestal, on dry silt soil." 



38016. Paspalum denticulatum Trinius. Poacese. 

 "(No. 172a.) Grass from Horto Florestal, on clay silt soil; not 



abundant here." 



38017. Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Willd. Poacese. 

 (Eleusine aegyptiaca Desf.) Crowfoot grass. 



"(No. 173a.) Capim pe de gallinha or pe de periquito, on clay silt 

 soil in Horto Florestal. Not considered to have much value. Re- 

 sists drought well ; not abundant here." 



38018. Panicum hirticaule Presl. Poacese. 

 "(No. 174a.) Capim de passarinho, a very good grass, on clay silt 



soil, in Horto Florestal." ^ 



38019 and 38020. Eriochloa polystachya H. B. K. Poacese. 



38019. "(No. 175a.) On clay silt soil in Horto Florestal. 

 Not abundant here." 



38020. "(No. 176a.) On clay silt soil in Horto Florestal. 

 Of very good quality ; better for hay than pasture. Seems to 

 prefer clay soil." 



38021. Tricholaena rosea Nees. Poacese. Favorita grass. 

 (Panicum tencriffae R. Br.) 



"(No. 177a.) Capim favorita, believed to be native, but now 

 planted in Minas Geraes, Sao Paulo, and elsewhere. Considered a 

 very good grass; used for hay in Sao Paulo. 



For an illustration of favorita grass as grown in Brazil, see 

 Plate VII. 



38022. Eriochloa punctata (L.) Hamilton. Poacese. 



"(No. 179a.) Height about 4 feet, on clay silt soil near river 

 bank in Horto Florestal. Good forage for stock." 



38023. Chloris elegans H. B. K. Poacese. Caatingueiro grass. 

 "(No. 180a.) Capim caatingueiro, believed by Dr. Leo Zehntner 



to be one of the best grasses here. Has come into flower three weeks 

 after cutting. On clay silt soil in Horto Florestal." 



For- an illustration of caatingueiro grass as grown in Brazil, see 

 Plate VIII. 

 38024 to 38027. 



From Bom Fim, Bnhia, Brazil. Collected February 26, 1914. 



38024. Panicum maximum Jacq. Poacese, Guinea grass. 

 "(No. 184a.) Capim guine (guinea grass), or, as it is sometimes 



called, capim assil (big grass). Commonly cultivated here, there 

 bcin.L' a number of small plantations 1 to :', acres in extent. Planted 

 about 4 by 4 feet, grows C> to 10 foot high. Said to he tine for cattle 

 but rather too fattening for horses." 



