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299455 to 300194— Continued 



299565. COTYLEDON ORBICULATA L. Crassulaceae. 



Col. No. 694. Stoloniferous decumbent succulent to 12 inches high. Used 

 in dune stabilization. Forest Station, Stilbaai, Cape Province. Seeds. 



299566. Crinum MACOWANn Baker Amaryllidaceae. 



Col. No. 345. Level terrain, open grassland near Loop Road, Kruger Na- 

 tional Park. Elevation 1,050 feet. Annual rainfall 21 inches. Erect bul- 

 bous plants to 30 inches high; bulbs large; leaves straplike, broad; flowers 

 large, white with pink stripe; seed capsules inflated. Seeds. 



299567. CROTALARIA JUNCBA L. Leguminosae. Sunn-hemp. 

 Col. No. 362. Office of Technical Services, Nelspruit, Transvaal. Seeds. 



299568. CUCUMIS MYRIOCARFUS Naud Cucurbitaceae. Gooseberry gourd. 



Col. No. 328. Local name: Wild cucumber. Rocky, sandy soil, level ter- 

 rain waste ground near railroad crossing, one mile north of Highway N—4, 

 Malelane, Transvaal. Elevation 1,300 feet. Annual rainfall 20 inches. 

 Prostrate vine; fruits variegated green when immature, yellow when ripe, 

 l by L.26 inches, bitter. & i 



299569 to 299572. I ftcuMis on heri Sond. 



299569. Col. No. 244. Local name: Wild cucumber, bitter cucumber. 

 Rocky, gravely soil, open grassland roadside, 6 miles north of Pretoria, 

 Highway N I. Elevation 4,850 feet. Fruits bicolored when immature, 

 light yellow when ripe, L.5 by 2 inches; spines short, dull. Seeds. 



29H57(t. Col. No. 416. Haul dry clay wasteland, Mooi River valley, 8 

 miles north of Bfuden, Natal. Elevation 2,800 feet. Annual rainfall 

 20 inches. Prostrate vine; fruits spiny, variable green when immature, 

 yellow when ripe. Seeds. 



299571. Col. No. 563. Level terrain, disturbed roadside 5 miles east of 

 Barkley West. Orange Free State-. Highway S-5. Elevation 4,000 feet. 

 Annual rainfall 16 inches. Fruits variable green when immature, yel- 

 low when ripe, 1.5 by 2.5 inches. Seeds. 



299572. Col. No. 605. Level, ungrazed rangeland, 12 miles southeast of 

 enville, Cape Province on Pearston road. Elevation 1,600 feet. An- 

 nual rainfall 8 inches. Vine; fruits bicolored when immature, yellow 

 when ripe, 1.5 by 2 inches; spines short. Seeds. 



299573. Ci ( tkkita maxima Duchesne. Cucurbitaceae. Squash. 



Col. No. 367. Commercial seeds from Cyclops Seeds, Pretoria. An un- 

 named variety developed in South Africa. 



299574. CiciKBiTA moschata Duchesne ex Poir. Cushaw. 



Col. No. 615. 'Marrow'. Fruits shape and size variable, with distinctive 

 knobs, mottled green when immature, deep orange when ripe, pumpkin 

 shaped, about 7 inches in diameter. South Africa's most popular variety. 

 Seeds. 



299575. Cucurbita pepo L. Pumpkin. 



Col. No. 368. 'Little Gem'. Commercial variety from Cyclops Seeds, Pre- 

 toria. Seeds. 



299576 to 299579. Cynodon DACTYLON (L.) Pers. Gramineae. 



299576. Col. No. 202. Local name: Outeniqua. Horticultural Research 

 Institute, Pretoria, Plot 6. From Cape Province. Cold tolerant stolo- 

 niferous lawngrass. Stolons. 



299577. Col. No. 419. Clay loam, irrigation ditch bank, Muden, Natal. 

 Elevation 2,800 feet. Annual rainfall 20 inches. Stoloniferous peren- 

 nial forming good ground cover. Stolons. 



