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299455 to 300194— Continued 

 300029 and 300030. Miscanthidum capense (Nees) Stapf Gramineae. 



300029. Col. No. 621. Ungrazed land, 11 miles northwest of East Lon- 

 don. Elevation 500 feet, hilly terrain; annual rainfall 30 inches; dark 

 gray clay loam. Perennial bunchgrass; forms large clumps. Seeds. 



300030. Col. No. 662. Perennial bunchgrass; leaf height 48 inches; head 

 height 70 inches. Seeds. 



300031. Miscanthidum sp. 



Col. No. 599. Dry stream bank, 21 miles southwest of Cradock. Eleva- 

 tion 4,000 feet, mountainous terrain; annual rainfall 17 inches. Perennial 

 bunchgrass; leaf height 2 feet; head height 8 feet; coarse stems. Seeds. 



300032. Mykica cordifolia L. Myricaceae. 



Col. No. 696. Local name: Waxberry. Sprawling shrub used in sand 

 dune stabilization. Seeds. 



300033. Osteospermum moniliferum L. Compositae. 



Col. No. 695. Local name: Bietou. Sprawling shrub to 8 feet high; 

 highly palatable. Used in sand dune stabilization. Seeds. 



300034. PANICUM antidotale Retz. Gramineae. Blue panicgrass. 



Col. No. 638. Plot 43. Originally from Argentina. Perennial bunch- 

 grass medium-coarse stems; very leafy; leaf height 48 inches; head height 60 

 inches. Excellent seed retaining capacity. Seeds. 



300035 to 300043. Panicum coloratum L. 



300035. Col. No. 254. Rietvle strain. Local name: Small buffalograss. 

 Towoomba Experiment Station, Plat River plain, level terrain. Eleva- 

 tion 4,250 feet; annual rainfall 19 inches. Reddish fine sandy loam. 

 Erect perennial bunchgrass. Seeds. 



300036. Col. No. 333. Local name: Small buffalograss. Pasture land 2 

 miles south of Komatipoort, Highway N-4. Elevation 1,050 feet. Ko- 

 mati River plain, clay loam. Plants growing in large clumps in Acacia 

 shrub. Semi-erect perennial rooting at basal nodes; seeds profusely. 

 Seeds. 



300037. Col. No. 448. (D. Edwards 3253). Mkuze River valley, 3 miles 

 north of Mkuze, Highway N-14. Elevation 500 feet, level terrain; an- 

 nual rainfall 24 inches. Grazed pasture; ungrazed, 24 inches. Stolo- 

 niferous perennial; prostrate, rooting at all nodes; coarse stems. Sto- 

 lons. 



300038. Col. No. 450. (D. Edwards 3258). Grazed pasture, 8 miles 

 north of Mkuze, Highway N-14. Elevation 500 feet, level terrain; an- 

 nual rainfall 24 inches. Stoloniferous perennial; fine stems; ungrazed, 

 15 inches. Stolons. 



300039. Col. No. 595. Grazed pasture, 5 miles north of Cradock. Eleva- 

 tion 2,400 feet, hilly terrain; annual rainfall 12 inches. Shallow rocky 

 soil, disturbed site. Perennial bunchgrass; leaf height 8 inches; head 

 height 24 inches. Seeds. 



300040. Col. No. 610. Ungrazed pasture, 10 miles southeast of Somerset 

 East. Elevation 2,500 feet, level terrain; annual rainfall 20 inches; 

 gray clay loam. Perennial bunchgrass; leaf height 14 inches; head 

 height 30 inches. Seeds. 



300041. Col. No. 635. Plot 29. Rustenburg, Transvaal. Perennial 

 bunchgrass; fine stems; very leafy; leaf height 28 inches; head height 

 48 inches. Seeds. 



300042. Col. No. 636. Plot 31. Kalahari. Perennial bunchgrass; fine 

 stems ; leafy, very narrow leaves ; leaf sheaths sparingly hirsute. Seeds. 



