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299455 to 300194— Continued 



300061 to 300077— Continued 



300077. Col. No. 680. Disturbed site, 17 miles east of Knysna, Highway 

 N-2. Hilly terrain, sandy clay. Perennial bunchgrass. Seeds. 



300078. Paspalum notatum Fluegge Bahiagrass. 



Col. No. 527. Glen Agricultural College, Glen, Orange Free State. Ele- 

 vation 4,200 feet, level terrain; annual rainfall 20 inches. Wasteland, heavy 

 clay soil near water hole; plants growing into water. Rhizomatous peren- 

 nial. Rhizomes. 



300079. Paspalum urvillei Steud. Vaseygrass. 



Col. No. 617. Waste grounds, East London. Elevation 200 feet; annual 

 rainfall 30 inches; sandy soil. Perennial bunchgrass; leaf height 24 inches; 

 head height 40 inches; heavy seeder. Seeds. 



300080. Paspalum vaginatum Swartz 



Col. No. 411. Middlerest area, 20 miles east of Estcourt. Elevation 3,500 

 feet, mountainous terrain; annual rainfall 30 inches; not frost-free. Plants 

 in full sun in dry streambed, silt deposit; grows well in moist sandy soils. 

 Stoloniferous perennial with strong, long stolons; leaf height 12 inches; 1 to 

 2 racemes per inflorescence. Stolons. 



300081. Peltophorum africanum Sond. Leguminosae. 



Col. No. 258. Local name: African wattle, Huilbos. Brown clay soil, 55 

 miles south of Pietersburg, Highway N-l. Nyl River plain, level terrain. 

 Elevation 4,800 feet. Tree, with yellow blossoms; widely distributed 

 throughout the Transvaal, found in highly variable habitats. Seeds. 



300082 and 300083. Pennisetum clandestinum Hochst. ex Chivenda Gra- 

 mineae. Kikuyugrass. 



300082. Col. No. 495. Van Dillon Farm, Harrismith, Orange Free State. 

 Elevation 5,800 feet level terrain; annual rainfall 45 inches. Stolonifer- 

 ous perennial with rhizomes; widespread throughout South Africa. 

 Rhizomes and stolons. 



300083. Col. No. 652. Waste grounds in Alexandria, Cape Province. 

 Stolons. 



300084 and 300085. Pennisetum macrourum Trin. 



300084. Col. No. 239. Plot 147. Elgin, Cape Province. Rhizomatous 

 perennial bunchgrass; leaf height 30 inches. Leaf blades rolled. Seeds. 



300085. Col. No. 240. Plot 148. Whitbank. Perennial bunchgrass; leaf 

 height 48 inches. Seeds. 



300086. Pennisetum purpureum Schum. Elephantgrass. 



Col. No. 291. Local name: Elephantgrass, Napier Fodder. Near flowing 

 stream in open sun on Westfalia Estate, Duiwelskloof. Elevation 3,000 feet. 

 Erect robust perennial bunchgrass; 16 feet high, dark green foliage. Sto- 

 lons. 



300087. Pennisetum setaceum Forsk. 



Col. No. 233. Plot 200. United States. Ornamental bunchgrass forming 

 moderately large clumps; leaf height 24 inches; head height 36 inches. 

 Racemes 8 inches; inflorescence blue white. Seeds. 



300088. Pennisetum typhoides (Burm. f.) Stapf & Hubbard. 



Col. No. 533. Local name: Pearl millet. Donated by Glen Agricultural 

 College, Glen, Orange Free State. Annual bunchgrass. Seeds. 



300089 to 300091. Phaseolus vulgaris L. Leguminosae. Common bean. 



300089. Col. No. 375. var. 'Black wonder'. Seeds purchased from seed 

 store, Estcourt. 



