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half of hay to a cutting. This hay is of very fine quality 

 and is eagerly eaten by horses and cows. In 

 already being grown on a commercial scale." (C. V. Piper.) 

 41897. Chloris paraguiensis Steud. "A perennial grass native 

 to India, Burma, and Ceylon, but now widespread in 

 tropics. According to Duthie it is considered in northern 

 India 'a good fodder grass up to the time of flowering, 

 after which time cattle will not touch it 1 . In Australia 

 it is considered one of the best grasses for pasturage and 

 hay. Previous tests in this country (No. 36255) did not 

 indicate that it is of much value." (Piper.) 41898. Chloris 

 virgata Swartz. "An annual grass forming stools 2 to 3 feet 

 high. Originally described from the West Indies, but ap- 

 parently the same species occurs in the tropics of the Old 

 World. It has been tested at many places in the United 

 States, but nowhere has it given sufficient promise to 

 warrant cultivation." (Piper.) 



Chrysopogon montanus Trin. (Poaceae.) 41899. Seeds 

 from Kl'rkee, India. Presented by Mr. William Burns, Eco- 

 nomic Botanist. "This perennial grass is a handsome species 

 growing to a height of 3 to 5 feet. In India it has an 

 excellent reputation for fodder and according to Duthie 

 the seeds are collected and used for food by the natives. 

 This grass has succeeded well In Florida and at Biloxi, 

 Miss., and in this region possesses some promise as a past- 

 ure grass." (C. V. Piper.) 



Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge . (Malaceae.) 41952-41953. 

 Hawthorn seeds from near Peking, China. Collected by Mr. 

 D. F. Higgins. 41952. "Sia-la-hung . The large Chinese thorn- 

 apple which is grafted on seedlings of the smaller variety. 

 These seeds are not fertile." 41953. "Sia-la-hu?ig . Chinese 

 thorn-apple. These are the seeds of the wild indigenous 

 variety. It is also cultivated for its fruit and for the 

 stock on which the large variety is grafted. These seeds 

 are fertile." (Higgins.) 



Crataegus pinnatifida Bung e. (Malaceae.) 42017. Seeds 

 of a hawthorn from Tamingfu, Chih-li, North China. Pre- 

 sented by Rev. Horace W. Houlding. "Named in Chinese Shan 

 Li Hung or Mountain red pear. My wife says to her it 

 stands next to the apple for home use in cooking. It is 

 good for Jelly and marmalade and when dipped whole into 

 melted rock-sugar it makes the finest confection and one 

 of the most healthful that I know of. There is a use for 

 this fruit In America." (Houlding.) 



Eragrostis abyssinica (Jacq.) Schrad. (Poaceae.) 41903. 

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

 Economic Botanist. "Teff, cultivated as a good grain in 

 Abyssinia, has In recent years proven very valuable for 



