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299455 to 300194— Continued 



300035 to 300043— Continued 



300043. Col. No. 639. Plot 32. Arizona, United States. Perennial 

 bunchgrass; fine stems; leaf height 26 inches; head height 36 inches. 

 Excellent seed retaining capacity. Seeds. 



300044. Panicum deustum Thunb. 



Col. No. 768. Skutwater, West Messina. Presented by Rietondale Re- 

 search Station, Pretoria. Perennial bunchgrass. Seeds. 



300045. Panicum infestum Anderss. 



Col. No. 290. Disturbed site, hard gravelly soil; 15 miles south of Tzaneen 

 on Great Letaba River. Elevation 1,850 feet, annual rainfall 25 inches. Pe- 

 rennial bunchgrass ; leaf height 24 inches, fairly heavy seeder. Seeds. 



300046 to 300057. Panicum maximum Jacq. Guineagrass. 



300046. Col. No. 255. Nanyuki strain. Local name: Buffalograss. To- 

 woomba Experiment Station, Plat River plain, level terrain. Elevation 

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

 perennial bunchgrass. Seeds. 



300047. Col. No. 277. Local name: Buffalograss. Gravelly soil, over- 

 grazed pasture, Acacia-Digitaria-Urochloa complex, 15 miles west of 

 Louis Trichardt. Elevation 3,120 feet, level terrain between Hout and 

 Sand Rivers; annual rainfall 18 inches. Erect perennial bunchgrass. 

 Seeds. 



300048. Col. No. 292. Local name: Buffalograss. Rakob strain; cf. 

 Scheepers No. 146. Pretoria. Disturbed site along road at Merensky 

 Dam across Ramadiepa River, Duiwelskloof. Elevation 2,750 feet. 

 Perennial bunchgrass. Vigorous plants; leaf height 36 inches, head 

 height 48 inches. Inflorescence 12 to 20 inches long; some diseased 

 spikelets. Seeds. 



300049. Col. No. 347. Local name: Buffalograss. Open grassland along 

 Loop Road, Kruger National Park. Elevation 1,050 feet, rolling ter- 

 rain, annual rainfall 21 inches. Plants growing in scrub timber in 

 partial shade ; sandy soil. Perennial bunchgrass ; leaf height 50 inches ; 

 head height 60 inches. Seeds. 



300050. Col. No. 363. Plants occur as weed in field, 5 miles north of 

 Nelspruit. Seeds. 



300051. Col. No. 616. Waste grounds near beach, East London. Eleva- 

 tion 150 feet; annual rainfall 30 inches; sandy soil. Perennial bunch- 

 grass ; leaf height 36 inches ; head height 48 inches. Vigorous type with 

 large stems. Seeds. 



300052. Col. No. 631. Plot 8. Swaziland. Obtained from Bathurst 

 Agricultural Research Station, Bathurst. Elevation 850 feet, hilly ter- 

 rain; annual rainfall 27 inches; reddish clay soil. Erect perennial 

 bunchgrass; medium coarse stems, very leafy and succulent; leaf height 

 33 inches; head height 48 inches. Seeds. 



300053. Col. No. 632. Plot 12. Kazangula. Obtained from Bathurst 

 Agricultural Research Station, Bathurst. Elevation 850 feet, hilly ter- 

 rain; annual riinfall 27 inches; reddish clay soil. Erect perennial 

 bunchgrass; fine stems; leaf height 24 inches; head height 36 inches; 

 foliage medium green. Seeds. 



300054. Col. No. 633. Plot 14. Nelspruit District. Obtained from 

 Bathurst Agricultural Research Station, Bathurst. Elevation 850 feet, 

 hilly terrain; annual rainfall 27 inches; reddish clay soil. Perennial 

 bunchgrass; medium coarse stems; leaf height 24 inches; head height 

 36 inches. Seeds. 



