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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



15315 to 15332— Continued. 



15321 to 15332. Raphanus sp. 



15321. Xeriina Marushiri. 



15322. Nerim.it Shirihoso. 



15323. Xo-lma (,'hiunaga 



Marushiri. 



15324. MIyaskige. 



15325. Horyo. 



15326. E.rtra Early Ku- 



nkhi. 



Radish. 



15327. Tokkurl. 



15328. Shogoii). 



15329. Early SaJairaHhi- 



ma. 



15330. Morigurlii. 



15331. Kurama. 



15332. Late Sakurash'hna. 



15333 to 15371. 



From Pretoria, Transvaal. Presented by Prof. J. Burtt Davy, government 

 agrostologist and botanist, Transvaal Department of Agriculture. Received 

 August 14, 1905. 



Forage grasses 

 15333. 



The numbers in parentheses are those assigned by Professor Davy. 



( Natal redtop. ) From 

 Natal. (291/05) 



15334. Aristida sp. From Na- 



tal. (288/05) 



15335. (Native grass.) From 



Natal. (305/05) 



15336* (Natal redtop.) From 

 Natal. (239/05) 



15337. Chloris viKGATA. From 



Natal. (290/05) 



15338. Era(4rostis sp. From 



Natal. (289/05) 



15339. (Native grass.) (292/05) 



15340. Chloris virgata ele- 



GANs(?). (233/05) 



15341. .SETARiAsp. (300/05) 



15342. Eragrostis sp. (295/05) 



15343. (Native grass.) (386/05) 



15344. Setaria aurea. From 



Natal. (299/05) 



15345. (Native grass.) (297/05) 



15346. (Native grass.) (389/05) 



15347. (Native grass.) (423/05) 



15348. (Native grass.) (520/05) 



15349. (Native grass.) (306/05) 



15350. (Native grass.) (471/05) 



15351. (Native grass.) (467/05) 



15352. (Native grass.) (469/05) 



15353. (Native grass.) (298/05) 



15354. (Native grass.) (464/05) 



15355. Chloris sp. (403/05) 



15356. (Native grass. ) (472/05 ) 



15357. ( Native grass. ) (466/05 ) 



15358. Eragrostis sp. From 



Natal. (289/05) 



15359. P:ra(;rostis sp. ( 390/05 ) 



15360. (Native grass.) (429/05) 



15361. (Native grass.) (396/05) 



15362. Paspalum sp. (234/05) 



15363. (Native grass.) (232/05) 



1 5364. Eragrostis c u r v u l a 



valida. (307/05) 



15365. (Native grass.) (425/05) 



15366. Setari.\ sulcata. From 



Natal. (312/05) 



15367. (Native grass.) (388/05) 



15368. (Native grass.) (387/05) 



15369. (Native grass.) From 



Natal. (315/05) 



15370. (Native grass.) (308/05) 



15371. (Native grass.) (296/05) 



' ' Several of the species of Setaria and Eragrostis are valuable forage grasses. Setaria 

 sulcata (S. P. I. No. 15366) is oneof our best forage grasses, but requires a-\varm climate. 

 It will stand some frost, however, as the roots have not been killed with a tempera- 

 ture of + 18° F. Setaria aurea (S. P. I. No. 15344) is a valuable hay grass. S. P. I. 

 No. 15340 and S. P. I. No. 15337, forms of Chloris virgata, tho annual, are of great 

 value here, making an excellent and sweet hay. This grass ought to be tried in Ari- 

 zona, New ^lexico, and southern California, and I am sending seed to the Arizona 

 and California stations. ' ' ( Davy. ) 



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