196 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 172 



299455 to 300194— Continued 

 299739 to 299778— Continued 



299778. Col. No. 654. Seeds of P.I. No. 299777. 



299779 and 299780. Digitaria pentzii var. stolonifera (Stent) Stapf 



299779. Col. No. 436. Disturbed sandy roadbank, Hluhluwe Game Re- 

 serve, Natal. Elevation 600 feet. Annual rainfall 32 inches. Stolo- 

 niferous perennial; stems fine; leaves hirsute soft. Stolons. 



299780. Col. No. 479. Umfolozi Game Reserve, Natal. Elevation 600 

 feet. Annual rainfall 30 inches. Stoloniferous perennial; stolons 

 few; leaves and stems very hairy; leaves blue green, hairs stiff. Seeds. 



299781 to 299784. Digitaria polevansii Stent 



299781 to 299783. From the Rictondale Research Station, Pretoria. Sto- 

 lons. 



299781. Col. No. 18. Plot 836. Plant stoloniferous; stems coarse; 

 leaves to 12 inches high; seed heads few. 



299782. Col. No. 79. Plot 794. Plant stoloniferous; leafy; stems fine; 

 leaves to 22 inches high. 



299783. Col. No. 140. Plot 762. Stella. Plant stoloniferous; stems 

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



299784. Col. No. 557. Exposed, shallow rocky disturbed site, 5 miles 

 east of Barkley West, Highway S-5, Cape Province. Elevation 4,000 

 feet. Annual rainfall 15 inches. Rhizomatous perennial bunchgrass; 

 clumps large; leaves to 10 inches high. Seeds. 



299785. Digitaria polyphylla Henr. 



Col. No. 215. Reitondale Research Station, Pretoria. Plot 575. Plant 

 rhizomatous; stolons few; leaves near end of stems, to 16 inches high. 

 Seeds. 



299786. Digitaria scalarum (Schweinf.) Chiov. 



Col. No. 508. Local name: Dunns fingergrass. Springfontein de Hoek, 

 Estcourt Research Farm, Estcourt, Natal. Elevation 4,400 feet. Annual 

 rainfall 33 inches. Aggressive stoloniferous perennial; leaves to 5 inches 

 high; heads to 14 inches high. It may become a weed. Stolons. 

 299787 to 299807. Digitaria SETIVALVA Stent 



299787 to 299806. From Rietondale Research Station, Pretoria. Stolons. 



299787. Col. No. 7. Plot 462. Plant stoloniferous; stems fine; leaves 

 to 12 inches high. 



299788. Col. No. 9. Plot 460. Bara River, Kalahari. Plant stolonif- 

 erous; stems fine; leaves to 8 inches high. 



299789. Col. No. 13. Plot 456. Kenya. Plant stoloniferous; stems 

 fine; leaves to 12 inches high. 



299790. Col. No. 14. Plot 455. Suk Reserve, Kenya. Plant stolonif- 

 erous; stems fine; leaves to 10 inches high. 



299791. Col. No. 22 Plot 840. Plant stoloniferous; stems fine; leaves 

 to 8 inches high; seed heads few. 



299792. Col. No. 23. Plot 821. Lake N'Gami, Kalahari. Plant stol- 

 oniferous; stems coarse; leaves to 24 inches high. 



299793. Col. No. 24. Plot 822. Congo River. Plant stoloniferous; 

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



299794. Col. No. 34. Plot 832. Banagi Plains, Mozambique. Plant 

 stoloniferous; leaves to 14 inches high. 



299795. Col. No. 35. Plot 454. Tsotsoroga Pan, Kalahari. Plant 

 stoloniferous; stolons few; stems moderately fine; leaves broad, to 12 

 inches high. 





