Chloris elegans. 



Capim catingueiro. 



A rare grass cultivated in the Horto Florestal at 

 Joazeiro, where it is considered by Dr. Leo Zehntner, the 

 director, an especially promising species. It grows to a 

 height of about three feet, producing seed heads of good 

 size. The fact that it has proved adapted to semi-arid 

 regions makes it of interest to farmers in the South- 

 western United States. Its food value is believed by Dr. 

 Zehntner to be high. From photograph by F. W. Popenoe, 

 Joazeiro, state of Bahia, Brazil, February 24, 1914, No. 

 2061. 



