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23714 to 23733— Continued. 



"Variety roxburghii Hackel. A 14-inch head, typical, branches ex- 

 tremely slender, glumes narrowly ovate to lanceolate, acuminate, deep 

 mahogany red, involute and gaping at maturity. Seeds white, oval, sub- 

 acute, very similar to shallu." (Carleton R. Ball.) 



23717. Vernonia sp. (?) 



"(No. 4.) Rambling shrub common in Gaza and Inharrime districts. 

 Flowers fragrant, numerous, of unstable colors (white to bluish or rose). 

 Ornamental. Height 5 to 10 meters." (Barrett.) 



23718. Canavali obtusifolitjm (Lam.) DC. 



"(No. 5.) A wild vine in open 'bush' between Chai-Chai and Inham- 

 bane. Length 4 to 8 meters." {Barrett.) 



23719. Canavali obtusifolitjm (Lam.) DC. 



"(No. 6.) A wild vine in ' bush' and along river banks in lower Zam- 

 bezi Valley. Length 4 to 10 meters." (Barrett.) 



23720. Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. Cowpea. 



"(No. 7.) A 'Kafir bean' in cultivation in the province of Inhambane. 

 Rare." (Barrett.) 



23721. Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. Cowpea. 



"(No. 8.) A very common 'Kafir bean' in Portuguese East Africa. A 

 smaller form is not so common. Sandy soil preferred. Yield in fair soil, 

 5 bags (80 kilos each?) per hectare." (Barrett.) 



23722. Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. Ragi millet. 

 "(No. 9.) A common crop in the lower Zambezi Valley. Prefers heavy 



alluvial soil. Height 1^ to 2 feet. Local name naxenim; Ichuabo name 

 merubi." (Barrett.) 



23723. Astragalus prolixus Sieber. 



"(No. 10.) An erect, much-branched leguminous herb in open veld in 

 lower Zambezi Valley. Height about 1 meter." (Barrett.) 



23724. Indigofera sp. (?) 



"(No. 11.) A wild woody herb of the open veld in the lower Zambezi 

 Valley. Height 1 to 1* meters." (Barrett.) 



23725. Crotalaria podocarpa DC. 



"(No. 12.) A wild woody herb of the open veld in the lower Zambezi 

 Valley. Height * to 1 meter." (Barrett.) 



23726. Indigofera hirsuta L. 



"(No. 13.) A woody herb of the open 'bush' and alluvial plains of 

 Gaza and Inhambane. Height 1 meter." (Barrett.) 



23727. Indigofera sp. (?) 



"(No. 14.) A creeping leguminous herb in sandy soils in Limpopo 

 Valley (Gaza). A possible cover crop in sandy regions." (Barrett.) 



23728. Gosstpium sp. ( ?) Cotton. 

 "(No. 16.) A dwarf wild cotton of the open veld in scattered districts of 



Portuguese East Africa. Height about * to 1 meter. Prolific." (Barrett.) 



23729. Spathodea sp. (?) 



"(No. 17.) 'Wgain. A close-branched evergreen tree of the 'bush' in 

 Gaza. Suitable for a wind belt. Flowers rather large, whitish." (Bar- 

 rett.) 



23730. Vigna sp. (?) 



"(No. IS.) A leguminous vine of the 'bush' and veld. Length, 4 to 

 8 meters." (Barrett.) 



23731. Telfairea pedata (Smith) Hook. 



"(No. 19.) A gigantic cucurbit apparently wild in the 'bush' of 

 Inhambane. Dioecious. Plants live two or three years and attain a 

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