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Apluda aristata Torner. (Poaceae.) 41892. Seeds from 

 Kirkee, India. Presented by Mr. William Burns, Economic 

 Botanist. "A perennial leafy grass, the tall stiff stems 

 branched above. Readily eaten by cattle when young accord- 

 ing to Duthie, but becoming rather woody." (C. V. Piper.) 



Cariniana legalis (Mart.) Kuntze. (Lecythidaceae . ) 41933. 

 Seeds of Jequitiba from Brazil. Collected by Mr. H. M. 

 Curran. "One of the largest of Bahian timber trees. Orna- 

 mental. Wood hard, light brown, and well known in markets." 

 (Curran. ) 



Cenchrus biflorus Roxb. (Poaceae.) 41894. Seeds from 

 Kirkee, India. Presented by Mr. William Burns, Economic 

 Botanist. "A perennial grass native in southern Asia and 

 Africa. It is abundant in northern India, where it is con- 

 sidered one of the most nutritious' grasses and excellent 

 both for grazing and for hay. In Florida and along the 

 Gulf Coast it succeeds well and tends to spread naturally 

 but the growth is sufficient only for grazing as on sandy 

 soil the grass grows only 6 to 12 inches high." (Piper.) 



Chionachne barbata (Roxb.) R. Brown. (Poaceae.) 41895. 

 Seeds from Kirkee, India. Presented by Mr. William Burns, 

 Economic Botanist. "A tall, coarse, branching grass native 

 to the hot and damp parts of India. When mature the grass 

 Is very coarse, but when young is said to be used as fod- 

 der." (C. V. Piper.) 



Chloris spp. (Poaceae.) 41896-41898. Seeds from Kir- 

 kee, India. Presented by Mr. William Burns, Economic Bot- 

 anist. Chloris gayana Kunth. 41896. "A perennial grass, 

 native to South Africa, first cultivated by Cecil Rhodes 

 in South Africa about 1895. The grass is fine stemmed, 

 very leafy, and grows to an average height of about 3 feet. 

 The flowering head consists of 10 to 15 long, spreading 

 spikes in a cluster, and seed is produced In abundance. 

 The grass also spreads by means of running branches 2 to 6 

 feet long, which root and produce a plant at every node. 

 Notwithstanding this method of reproduction, Rhodes grass 

 has at no place in the United States become troublesome 

 as a weed. Rhodes grass is completely destroyed when the 

 temperature in winter falls to about 18F. , and as a per- 

 ennial grass is therefore adapted only to southern Texas, 

 Florida, and a narrow strip along the Gulf coast. Farther 

 north it must be treated as an annual. At -Washington, 

 D. C., it will produce but a single crop of hay In a sea- 

 son. Farther south two cuttings may be obtained under 

 favorable conditions. On fertile land in central and 

 southern Florida, however, as many as six to seven cuttings 

 are secured in a single season. A good stand of Rhodes 

 grass will yield from a ton and a quarter to a ton and a 



