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299455 to 300194— Continued 



300103. Rubus pinnatus Willd. Rosaceae. 



Col. No. 655. Disturbed site 5 miles southwest of Alexandria. Semi- 

 prostrate perennial with branching stems; mauve flowers. Cuttings. 



300104. Rubus rigidus DC. 



Col. No. 622. Disturbed roadbank 11 miles northwest of East London. 

 Semiviny, light purple rather large blossoms at terminal ends of stems. 

 Cuttings. 



300105. Schismus inermis (Stapf) C .E. Hubbard Gramineae. 



Col. No. 676. Waste land in Port Elizabeth. Plants growing on sandy 

 soil in open Eucalyptus thicket. Weak perennial bunchgrass forming small 

 clumps; narrow basal leaves; leaf height 10 inches; head height 15 inches. 

 Seeds. 



300106. Schotia brachypetala Sond. Leguminosae. 



Col. No. 753. Local name: Tree fuchsia. Tree growing on Rietondale 

 Research Station, Pretoria. Large, well shaped, deciduous, ornamental shade 

 tree. Pinnate leaves and large red flowers borne in clusters along the 

 twigs. Seeds. 



300107. Sesamum alatum Thonn. Pedaliaceae. 



Col. No. 342. Disturbed site along firebreak on Nahpe Road, Kruger Na- 

 tional Park. Elevation 1,100 feet, level terrain, annual rainfall 20 inches. 

 Plant growing in full sun on sandy soil. Plant erect, 36 inches high with 

 very few basal branches. Seed pods split almost entire length. Seeds. 



300108. Sesamum triphyllum Welw. ex Aschers. 



Col. No. 261. Disturbed site on bank of Nyl River, 47 miles south of 

 Pietersburg. Elevation 4,700 feet. Plants 40 inches high; seed pods split 

 to below the middle; blue flowers. Seeds. 



300109. Setaria flabellata Stapf Gramineae. 



Col. No. 536. Donated by Glen Agricultural College, Glen, Orange Free 

 State. Perennial bunchgrass. Seeds. 



300110. Setaria neglecta DeWit. 



Col. No. 608. Ungrazed pasture, 10 miles southeast of Somerset East. 

 Elevation 2,500 feet, level terrain; annual rainfall 20 inches; grey clay loam. 

 Perennial bunchgrass forming small clumps; leaf height 12 inches; head 

 height 24 inches. Seeds. 



300111 and 300112. Setaria woodii Hack. 



300111. Col. No. 451. (D. Edwards 3256). Pastureland 8 miles north 

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

 rainfall 24 inches. Plants growing in Acacia-Panicum association on 

 black clay. Perennial bunchgrass; leaf height 24 inches; head height 

 36 inches. Seeds. 



300112. Col. No. 528. Glen Agricultural College. Elevation 4,200 feet, 

 level terrain; annual rainfall 20 inches. Heavy clay soil in dry stream- 

 bed. Perennial bunchgrass; leaf height 12 inches. Seeds. 



300113. Setaria sp. 



Col. No. 381. Estcourt Research Farm, Estcourt. Elevation 3,800 feet, 

 hilly terrain; annual rainfall 29 inches; not frostfree. Bunchgrass with 

 short rhizomes; leaf height 15 inches; head height 36 inches. Seeds. 



300114. Pennisetum setaceum (Forsk.) Chiov. Gramineae. 



Col. No. 688. Waste ground, Mosselbaai. Elevation 200 feet; annual 

 rainfall 17 inches. Perennial bunchgrass forming mediumsize clumps; leaf 

 height 15 inches; head height 24 inches. Inflorescence 10 inches long; rec- 

 ommended as an ornamental. Seeds. 



