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299455 to 300194— Continued 



299944 to 299948— Continued 



299946. Col. No. 573. Ungrazed pasture, clay loam soil, 2 miles north- 

 east of Middelburg, Cape Province. Elevation 4,300 feet. Annual rain- 

 fall 13 inches. Perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 3 inches high; heads to 

 9 inches high. Seeds. 



299947. Col. No. 603. Disturbed roadside 12 miles southeast of Jasen- 

 ville, Cape Province on Pearston Road. Elevation 1,600 feet. Annual 

 rainfall 8 inches. Perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 6 inches high; heads 

 to 10 inches high. Seeds. 



299948. Col. No. 671. Sandy clay pasture, Swartskops River bank, Port 

 Elizabeth-Uitenhage Road, Cape Province. Perennial bunchgrass; 

 clumps small; leaves to 4 inches high; heads to 8 inches high. Seeds. 



299949. Eragrostis patentissima Hack. 



Col. No. 508. Shallow, rocky clay loam pasture, Jim Shannon farm, 21 

 miles southwest of Harrismith, Orange Free State. Elevation 6,000 feet. 

 Annual rainfall 32 inches. Rhizomatous perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 

 8 inches high. Seeds. 



299950. Eragrostis racemosa (Thunb.) Steud. 



Col. No. 506. Clay loam pasture, Jim Shannon farm, 21 miles southwest 

 of Harrismith, Orange Free State. Elevation 6,000 feet. Annual rainfall 

 32 inches. Perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 3 inches high. Seeds. 



299951 to 299961. Eragrostis superba Peyr. 



299951. Col. No. 247. Local name: Heartseed grass. Rocky, gravelly 

 grassland 10 miles north of Pretoria, Highway N-l. Elevation 4,466 

 feet. Erect perennial bunchgrass. Seeds. 



299952. Col. No. 344. Local name: Heartseed grass. Sandy soil, scrub 

 timber, Loop Road, Kruger National Park. Elevation 1,050 feet. An- 

 nual rainfall lil inches. Perennial bunchgrass; basal leaves few; heads 

 to 15 inches high. Seeds. 



299953. Col. No. 370. Sandy soil, Onverwacht, 7 miles northwest of Est- 

 court, Natal. Elevation 3,300 feet. Annual rainfall 22 inches. Peren- 

 nial bunchgrass; clumps small; leaves to 20 inches high. Seeds. 



299954. Col. No. 422. Disturbed rocky roadside 10 miles west of Wee- 

 nan, Natal. Elevation 2,000 feet. Annual rainfall 21 inches. Peren- 

 nial bunchgrass to 15 inches high. Seeds. 



299955. Col. No. 460. Disturbed sandy clay, Pongola River bank, High- 

 way N-14, Natal. Elevation 500 feet. Annual rainfall 24 inches. 

 Perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 12 inches high; heavy seeder. Seeds. 



299956. Col. No. 467. Shallow, rocky clay, Pongola weather station 

 Tobotini, Natal. Elevation 400 feet. Annual rainfall 21 inches. 

 Clumps small; leaves to 10 inches high. Seeds. 



299957. Col. No. 481. Clay loam grassland, Umfolozi Game Reserve, 

 Natal. Perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 10 inches high; heavy seeder. 

 Seeds. 



299958. Col. No. 482. Sandy clay loam brushland, Umfolozi Game Re- 

 serve, Natal. Elevation 600 feet. Annual rainfall 30 inches. Peren- 

 nial bunchgrass; leaves to 6 inches high. Seeds. 



299959. Col. No. 540. Glen Agricultural College, Glen, Orange Free 

 State. Perennial bunchgrass. Seeds. 



299960. Col. No. 550. Disturbed sandy roadside, Highway N-8, 15 miles 

 northwest of Bloemfontein. Elevation 4,200 feet. Annual rainfall 19 

 inches. Perennial bunchgrass; leaves to 8 inches high. Seeds. 



