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299642 to 299644. Digitaria longiflora (Retz.) Pers. 



299642. Col. No. 141. Rietondale Research Station, Pretoria, Plot 735. 

 Plants stoloniferous, dark green, making good ground cover; stems fine; 

 leaves to 4 inches high. Possible lawngrass. Stolons. 



299643. Col. No. 283. Old, red clay roadbed, Westfalia Estate near Dui- 

 welskloof, Transvaal. Elevation 3,400 feet. Stoloniferous perennial; 

 stolons short, branching; leaves to 3 inches high. Stolons. 



299644. Col. No. 437. Disturbed sandy roadside, Hluhluwe Game Re- 

 serve, Natal. Elevation 600 feet. Annual rainfall 35 inches. Stoloni- 

 ferous perennial; stems fine; 2 racemes per inflorescence. Stolons. 



299645 to 299651. Digitaria macroglossa Henr. 



299645. Col. No. 425. Disturbed clay loam along Wartburg Road, 5 

 miles northwest of Pietermaritzburg, Natal. Elevation 2,700 feet. An- 

 nual rainfall 30 inches. Rhizomatous perennial; clumps to 12 inches in 

 diameter; leaves to 20 inches high; heads to 48 inches high; seeds pro- 

 fuse. Seeds. 



299646. Col. No. 441. Open, grazed, sandy grassland. Hluhluwe Game 

 Reserve, Natal. Elevation 850 feet. Annual rainfall 35 inches. Plants 

 form small clumps; heads to 36 inches high. Seeds. 



299647. Col. No. 484. Disturbed white sand wasteland, 2 miles east of 

 Mtubatuba, St. Lucia Road, Natal. Elevation 300 feet. Rhizomatous 

 perennial; clumps large; leaves to 15 inches high; heads to 48 inches 

 high. Seeds. 



299648. Col. No. 488. Coastal dunes 1 mile east of St. Lucia, Natal. 

 Elevation 24 feet. Rhizomatous perennial; clumps large; leaves to 20 

 inches high ; heads to 40 inches high. Used to stabilize dunes. Stolons. 



299649. Col. No. 620. Weed, Pineapple Research Station, East London, 

 Cape Province. Elevation 500 feet. Annual rainfall 30 inches. Rhizo- 

 matous perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 15 inches high; heads to 48 

 inches high. Seeds. 



299650. Col. No. 682. Wet, disturbed site, 3 miles west of Keurbooms 

 River, Cape Province, Highway N-2. Elevation 300 feet. Annual 

 rainfall 20 inches. Rhizomatous perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 15 

 inches high; heads to 40 inches high. Seeds. 



299651. Col. No. 684. Disturbed hillside 5 miles west of Knysna River, 

 Cape Province, Highway N-2. Elevation 400 feet. Annual rainfall 

 24 inches. Rhizomatous bunchgrass; leaves to 12 inches high; heads 

 to 40 inches high. Seeds. 



299652 to 299654. Digitaria macroglossa var. prostrata (Henr.) Stent 



299652. Col. No. 418. Hard rocky clay wasteland, eight miles north of 

 Muden, Natal, Mooi River valley. Elevation 2,800 feet. Annual rain- 

 fall 20 inches. Drought tolerant. Stoloniferous perennial; stolons 

 few; stems large; heads to 36 inches high. Stolons. 



299653. Col. No. 423. Seeds of P.I. No. 299652. 



299654. Col. No. 683. Disturbed rocky clay, 3 miles east of Plettenburg- 

 bay, Cape Province, Highway N-2. Elevation 150 feet. Annual rain- 

 fall 20 inches. Stoloniferous perennial; rhizomes and stems large; 

 leaves to 12 inches high; heads to 40 inches high. Seeds. 



299655 to 299702. Digitaria milanjiana (Rendle) Stapf 



299655 to 299699. From the Rietondale Research Station, Pretoria. Sto- 

 lons. 



299655. Col. No. 2. Plot 467. Lake Dow, Kalahari. Plant stolonif- 

 erous; stems moderately coarse; leaves to 14 inches high. 



