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grass, 6 ft. high, on the Niger), recommended as a fodder for 

 cattle. "Blue Grass/' "Colorado Grass" (P. texanum, Buck- 

 ley), an annual plant 2 to 4 ft. high, valued for hay in Texas 



Digitaria exilis, Stapf; (Paspalum exile, Kipp.); "Fundi" 



(W, Africa), Hungry Rice (Sierra Leone). 



Annual, l|ft. high and upwards, native of West Africa 

 found in Sierra Leone, French Guinea, Nigeria, Togoland, &<*. 



Digitaria Iburua, Stapf; Iburua (Hausa). 



Annual, 1\ ft. high and upwards, native of Nigeria. 



Both of the above are largely cultivated for the grain, used 

 as food in the countries to which they are referred; they are 

 remarkable for their minute grains— upwards of 50,000 to the 

 ounce and are such that it is only in countries where labour h 

 very cheap that they would find a place in the dietary. 



1. 1915, "Iburu and Fundi, Two Cereals of Upper Guinea.'" 

 pp. 381-386. 



Setaria italica, Beauv.; Foxtail Millet, Italian Millet, Boer 

 Manna, Hungarian Grass. 



Annual, 2 to 4 ft. tropical and sub-tropical countries. In 

 India and many other warm countries the grain is largely used 

 for food and also in India for cage-birds and poultry. In Europ< 

 and America the plant is of greater importance as forage, 

 especially for cattle. V Foxtail Millet n has long been regarded 

 as unsatisfactory for horses unless fed sparingly (Piper), and 

 this injurious effect upon horses is attributed to the seed if the 

 hay is cut too late (Lyon & Hitchcock). Boer Manna is the 

 staple hay crop in the Transvaal. 



Pennisetum purpureuni, Sckum.; Elephant Grass^ Napier's 



Fodder. 



Perennial, 8 to 10 ft. high, native of Tropical Africa. Recom- 

 mended as a fodder plant in Rhodesia, Cameroon?, Uganda and 

 other parts of Africa. 



1.1912, "Elephant Grass, A .New Fodder Plant/ 1 pp. 

 309-3 J 6. 



Pennisetum typhoideuin, Rich.; Pearl Millet, Bulrush Millet, 



Gero (African), Cumboo or Spiked Millet, Bajro (India). 



Annual, 3 to 6 ft. high. Tropical Asia and Africa. Intro- 

 duced to the United States. The grain is largely cultivated in 

 Africa and India, where in many parts it is the staple food of the 

 natives, and in India the plant, is sometimes cut green and also 

 after the grain is ripe, for fodder. In the Southern United States 

 it is grown as a forage crop, used more particularly as soilage, 

 cut before the stems become hard and woody. The crop in the 

 grain is usually subject to much loss by birds and might therefore 

 be recommended for feeding; poultry and game in this country. 

 A sample of grain, with this view, was recently submitted to 

 Kew for identification. 



'' Kikuyu Grass" (P. longistylum, Hochst.), of British East 



