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299455 to 300194— Continued 



299900 to 299904— Continued 



299904. Col. No. 327. Local name: Sourgrass. Sandy wasteland near 

 1,300 feet. Annual rainfall 20 inches. Erect annual or short-lived pe- 

 rennial bunchgrass; leaves to 14 inches high. Seeds. 



299905. Enteropogon simplex (Schum. & Thorn.) A. Chev Gramineae. 



Col. No. 359. Shallow rocky clay, grassland, Hippo Pool Road, Kruger 

 National Park. Elevation 1,000 feet. Annual rainfall 21 inches. Leafy 

 perennial bunchgrass; clumps to 24 inches diameter; leaves to 15 inches 

 high, foliage green under dry conditions. Seeds. 



299906. Eragrostis atherstonei Stapf Gramineae. 



Col. No. 246. Clay loam grassland bank of Apies River, 22 miles north 

 of Pretoria, Highway N-l. Elevation 3,500 feet. Erect perennial bunch- 

 grass. Seeds. 



299907. Eragrostis bicolor Nees Gramineae. 



Col. No. 551. Clay soil, grazed pasture, 3 miles east of Dealesville, Orange 

 Free State, Highway N-8. Elevation 4,200 feet. Annual rainfall 17 

 inches. Rhizomatous perennial bunchgrass, forming small clumps; leaves 

 to 3 inches high. Seeds. 



299908 and 299909. Eragrostis capensis (Thunb.) Trin. Gramineae. 



299908. Col. No. 431. Rocky soil, Kranskop-Stanger Road, Hard Table 

 Mountain, Natal. Elevation 3,100 feet. Annual rainfall 35 inches. 

 Perennial bunchgrass ; leaves to 12 inches high ; heads to 36 inches high. 

 Seeds. 



299909. Col. No. 681. Disturbed clay loam 3 miles west of Keurbooms 

 River, Cape Province, Highway N-2. Perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 

 8 inches high; heads to 18 inches high. Seeds. 



299910 and 299911. Eragrostis chloromelas Steud. Boer lovegrass. 



299910. Col. No. 417. Hard dry sand grassland, 6 miles north of Mu- 

 den, Mooi River valley, Natal. Elevation 2,800 feet. Annual rainfall 

 20 inches. Perennial bunchgrass forming 12-inch clumps; leaves to 6 

 inches high; heads to 24 inches high; seeds profusely. Seeds. 



299911. Col. No. 505. Grazed mountain plateau, 7 miles south of Har- 

 rismith, Orange Free State. Elevation 5,500 feet. Annual rainfall 35 

 inches. Perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 5 inches high. Seeds. 



299912. Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Lutati 



Col. No. 421. Rocky overgrazed pasture, 10 miles west of Weenan, Natal. 

 Elevation 2,000 feet. Annual rainfall 21 inches. Annual bunchgrass; 

 heads to 6 inches high. A common weed. Seeds. 

 299913 to 299927. Eragrostis curvul a (Schrad.) Nees 



Weeping lovegrass. 



299913. Col. No. 300. Rocky grassland, Long Tom Pass, 8 miles east of 

 Lydenburg, Transvaal. Elevation 6,700 feet. Perennial bunchgrass; 

 leaves to 16 inches high. Seeds. 



299914. Col. No. 382. 'Kromdraai'. Estcourt Research Farm, Estcourt, 

 Natal. Elevation 3,800 feet. Annual rainfall 29 inches. Perennial 

 bunchgrass. Seeds. 



299915. Col. No. 420. Hard, rocky disturbed wasteland, 10 miles east of 

 Weenan, Natal. Elevation 2,800 feet. Annual rainfall 21 inches. Pe- 

 rennial bunchgrass; clumps to 12 inches in diameter; leaves to 10 inches 

 high; heads to 24 inches high. Seeds. 



299916. Col. No. 429. Sandy clay road ditch, Kranskop Road, 8 miles 

 east of Greytown, Natal. Elevation 3,400 feet. Large, vigorous peren- 

 nial bunchgrass; clumps to 18 inches diameter; heads to 36 inches high. 

 Seeds. 



