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299455 to 300194— Continued 



299602 to 299608— Continued 



299607. Col. No. 459. Seeds of P.I. No. 299606. 



299608. Col. No. 472. Sand, 1 mile east of Pongola River, Tongaland, 

 Natal. Elevation 400 feet. Annual rainfall 21 inches. Stoloniferous 

 perennial ; stems fine, hirsute ; leaves to 6 inches high ; heads to 24 inches 

 high. Stolons. 



299609. Digitaria diagonalis (Nees) Stapf 



Col. No. 286. Leached lateritic clay loam, railroad right-of-way, Westfa- 

 lia Estate, Duiwelskloof, Transvaal. Elevation 3,000 feet. Perennial 

 bunchgrass. Seeds. 



299610 to 299613. Digitaria diversinervis (Nees) Stapf 



299610. Col. No. 204. Local name: Richmond grass. Rietondale Re- 

 search Station, Pretoria, Plot 9. Natal. Light shade and low pH 



(4.0) tolerant, stoloniferous lawngrass; stems fine. Does well on sandy 

 soils. Stolons. 



299611. Col. No. 428. Local name: Richmond grass. Sandy soil, Baynes 

 Drift, Umgeni River bank, Natal. Twelve miles northeast of Pieter- 

 maritzburg, Natal. Elevation 2,100 feet. Stolons. 



299612. Col. No. 435. Local name: Richmond grass. Deep shade, 32 

 miles north of Tugela River, Natal, Highway N-14. Elevation 500 

 feet. Annual rainfall 45 inches. Leafy stoloniferous perennial; stems 

 fine; leaves to 24 inches high. Stolons. 



299613. Col. No. 486. Disturbed shady, sandy, roadbank, 13 miles east 

 of Mtubatuba, St. Lucia Road, Natal. Elevation 300 feet. Stolonifer- 

 ous perennial; stems fine, hirsute at nodes. Stolons. 



299614 to 299636. Digitaria eriantha Steud. 



299614 to 299631. From the Rietondale Research Station, Pretoria. Sto- 

 lons, unless otherwise noted. 



299614. Col. No. 107. Plot No. 404. Pitsari, Bechuanaland. Rhizo- 

 matous bunchgrass; stems moderately coarse; leaves to 9 inches high; 

 seed heads few. 



299615. Col. No. 108. Plot 403. Sehitwa, Kalahari. Rhizomatous 

 bunchgrass; stems moderately coarse; leaves to 13 inches high. 



299616. Col. No. 131. Plot 749. Natal. Bunchgrass; stems mod- 

 erately coarse; leaves to 14 inches high. 



299617. Col. No. 132. Plot 751. Zeerust. Bunchgrass; stems mod- 

 erately coarse; leaves narrow, to 14 inches high. 



299618. Col. No. 148. Plot 748. Stella, Cape Province. Bunchgrass; 

 stems moderately coarse; leaves to 14 inches high; seed heads few. 



299619. Col. No. 150. Plot 723. Schweizer Reneke, Cape Province. 

 Rhizomatous bunchgrass; stems moderately coarse; leaves to 10 

 inches high; seed heads few. 



299620. Col. No. 151. Plot 725. Schweizer Reneke, Cape Province. 

 Aggressive rhizomatous bunchgrass; stems fine; leaves to 10 inches 

 high; seed heads few. 



299621. Col. No. 152. Plot 708. Middelburg, Transvaal. Rhizoma- 

 tous bunchgrass; stems coarse; leaves to 15 inches high. 



299622. Col. No. 155. Plot 715. Settlers, Transvaal. Rhizomatous 

 bunchgrass; stems fine; leaves to 14 inches high. 



299623. Col. No. 165. Plot 703. Losberg, Transvaal. Bunchgrass; 

 stems moderately coarse ; leaves to 8 inches high ; seed heads few. 



299624. Col. No. 167. Plot 682. Rust der Winter, Transvaal. Bunch- 

 grass; stems fine; leaves to 16 inches high. 



