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289706 to 289713. 



From Ceylon. Seeds collected by W. W. Huffine, Oklahoma Agricultural Ex- 

 periment Station, Stillwater. Received April 26, 1963. 



289706. Bothriochloa glabra (Roxb.) A. Camus Poaceae. 



Col. No. 11-75. Hilly terrain; low, dark soil, Botanical Garden, Pera- 

 deniya. Elevation 1,500 feet. 



289707. Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng King's Ranch bluestem. 



Col. No. 11-68. Sea level, east side of Mount Lavinia Hotel, south of 

 Colombo. 



289708. Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A. Camus 



Col. 11-69. Quay Drive roadside, opposite lighthouse, Colombo. 



289709. Bothriochloa ischaemum (L.) Keng King's Ranch bluestem. 

 Col. No. 11-71. Sea level, Galle Face Park, Colombo. 



289710. Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A Camus 



Col. No. 11-74. Dry hilly slope near Herbarium, Botanical Garden, 

 Peradeniya. Elevation 1,500 feet. 



289711. Capillipedium sp. Poaceae. 



Col. No. 11-70. Sea level, Flagstaff Street roadside, between premises 

 28 and 162, Colombo. 



289712. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae. Bermudagrass. 

 Col. No. 11-73. Near seawall, Galle Face Park, Colombo. 



289713. Zoysia tenuifolia Wildl. ex Trin. Poaceae. Mascarenegrass. 

 Col. No. 11-72. Sea level, Galle Face Park, Colombo. 



289714 to 289729. 



From the Malagasy Republic. Seeds collected by W. W. Huffine, Oklahoma 

 Agricultural Experiment Station, Stillwater. Received April 26, 1963. 



289714 to 289720. Cynodon coursii A. Camus Poaceae. 



289714. Col. No. 15-84. Dry site, Point of View, northwest of Agro- 

 nomic Station, Lake Alaotra. Elevation 2,400 feet. 



289715. Col. No. 15-85. Dry site, Point of View, northwest of Agro- 

 nomic Station, Lake Alaotra. Elevation 2,400 feet. 



289716. Col. No. 15-89. Dry southeast slope, Point of View, Agro- 

 nomic Station, Lake Alaotra. Elevation 2,400 feet. 



289717. Col. No. 16-100. Dry, flat, sandy, open area, Somalac Agri- 

 cultural Improvement Program Station, near Ambongalava. Eleva- 

 tion 2,400 feet. 



289718. Col. No. 16-101. Dry, flat, sandy, open area, Somalac Agri- 

 cultural Improvement Program Station, near Ambongalava. Eleva- 

 tion 2,400 feet. Low-growing type, not as common as tall type. 



289719. Col. No. 16-102. Flat, dry, vacant lot along highway, Am- 

 pasikely. Elevation 2,400 feet. Abundant. 



289720. Col. No. 16-103. Dry roadside in swampy area, south of 

 Maharidaza. Elevation 2,400 feet. Very abundant. 



289721 and 289722. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Bermudagrass. 



289721. Col. No. 14-83. Flat, sandy roadside in rice-producing area 

 north of Hotel Lehormand, Ambatondrazaka. Elvation 2,200 feet. 

 Abundant. Plants rough, coarse; nodes short; leaves on culm; sheath 

 and blade pubescent on upper portion, blades pubescent below, sheath 

 sparsely so; ligule a ring of silky hairs about 1 mm. long. 



