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299455 to 300194— Continued 



299475. Aristida curvata Nees Gramineae. 



Col. No. 263. Local name: Stickgrass. Disturbed site on Nyl River, 47 

 miles south of Pietersburg, Transvaal, Highway N-l. Elevation 4,700 feet. 

 Erect annual bunchgrass to 24 inches high. Seeds. 



299476. Aristida diffusa Trin. 



Col. No. 570. Level, disturbed clay loam rangeland, 5 miles north of Mid- 

 delburg, Cape Province, Highway N-l. Elevation 4,300 feet. Annual rain- 

 fall 13 inches. Perennial bunchgrass; leaf height 6 inches; head height 20 

 inches. Seeds. 



299477. Aristida junciformis Trin. & Rupr. 



Col. No. 424. Level, rocky, disturbed site 12 miles north of Muden, Natal. 

 Elevation 2,000 feet. Annual rainfall 21 inches. Wiry perennial bunch- 

 grass in clumps to 10 inches in diameter; leaf height 12 inches; head height 

 24 inches. Seeds. 



299478. Aristida obtusa Delile 



Col. No. 578. Grootfontein Agricultural College, Middelburg, Cape Prov- 

 ince. Perennial bunchgrass. Seeds. 



299479. Aristida vestita Thunb. 



Col. No. 556. Shallow rocky soil, open, level rangeland, 10 miles west of 

 Kimberley, Cape Province, Highway S-5. Elevation 4,000 feet. Annual 

 rainfall 15 inches. Perennial bunchgrass; leaf height 6 inches. Seeds. 



299480. Asparagus burchellii Baker Liliaceae. 



Col. No. 667. Grazed rocky clay hillside, 5 miles east of Uitenhage, Cape 

 Province. Semivine to 24 inches high; stems triacanthate at nodes; mature 

 fruits black. Seeds. 



299481. Asparagus laricinus Burchell 



Col. No. 526. Local name: Wild asparagus. Low, wet, shady site, level 

 terrain, Glen Agricultural College, Glen, Orange Free State. Elevation 

 4,200 feet. Annual rainfall 20 inches. Plant semivine, to 6 feet high; 

 thorns short. Seeds. 



299482. Asparagus multiflorus Baker 



Col. No. 611. Disturbed site, 5 miles east of Bedford, on Adelaide road, 

 Cape Province. Plant semivine, to 6 feet high, nonspiny; fruits green. 

 Seeds. 



299483. Asparagus racemosus Willd. 



Col. No. 630. Open, rolling pasture, 50 miles southwest of East London, 

 Cape Province. Elevation 500 feet. Annual rainfall 25 inches. Plants to 

 18 inches high. Seeds. 



299484. Asparagus sprengeri Regel Sprenger asparagus. 



Col. No. 678. Sandy limestone soil, shaded site along stream, Port Eliza- 

 beth, Cape Province. Plants semiviny, to 6 feet high; spines short, curved; 

 fruit clusters arise at leaf bases; mature fruits red. Seeds. 



299485. Asparagus sp. 



Col. No. 511-A. Plants growing as ornamental near farm house 21 miles 

 southwest of Harrismith, Orange Free State. Mountainous terrain; eleva- 

 tion 5,500 feet. Berries red. Seeds. 



299486. Asparagus sp. 



Col. No. 568. Local name: Wild asparagus. Level, open pasture, one 

 mile east of Petrusburg, Orange Free State. Elevation 4,000 feet. Annual 

 rainfall 16 inches. Plants in large clumps to 6 feet high, semiviny, with 

 thorns; fruits 0.12 inch diameter, bright red when mature. Seeds. 



