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299455 to 300194— Continued 



300115. Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench Gramineae. 



Col. No. 446. Cultivated field, 1 mile northeast of Hluhluwe Game Re- 

 serve. Elevation 600 feet, level terrain; annual rainfall 37 inches. Seeds. 



300116. Sorghum versicolor Anderss. Black sudangrass. 



Col. No. 476. (D. Edwards 3255). Cultivated field, 1 mile southwest of 

 Mkuze. Plants growing as weed in sisal field. Perennial bunchgrass; plants 

 form large clumps 36 inches high. Seeds. 



300117 to 300120. Sorghum verticilliflorum (Steud.) Stapf 



300117. Col. No. 262. Disturbed site on bank of Nyl River, 47 miles 

 south of Pietersburg, Highway N-l. Elevation 4,700 feet. Erect an- 

 nual or perennial; 4 to 5 feet; stems pencil-sized; tends to become a 

 weed. Local name: Tabuckigrass. Seeds. 



300118. Col. No. 294. Sandy soil on bank of Great Letaba River 15 miles 

 south of Tzaneen. Elevation 1,850 feet, annual rainfall 25 inches. An- 

 nual or weak perennial bunchgrass; 10 feet high, stems % inch in diam- 

 eter at base; nodes 8-12 inches, narrow leaf blades 24 inches. Seeds. 



300119. Col. No. 329. Waste land 2 miles south of Malelane. Elevation 

 1,300 feet; Crocodile River plain; annual rainfall 20 inches. Plants 

 growing in hard red clay soil. Annual or perennial bunchgrass; 8 feet 

 high. Seeds. 



300120. Col. No. 433. North bank of Tugela River, 5 miles north of 

 Darnall, Highway X-14; dark grey sand. Elevation 400 feet; annual 

 rainfall 4() inches. Seeds. 



300121. Sorghum sp. 



Col. No. 372. Onverwacht, seven miles northwest of Estcourt. Open 

 grassland. Acacia shrub, sandy soil. Elevation 3,300 feet, rolling terrain; 

 annual rainfall 22 inches. Plants to 48 inches high; heavy seeder. Seeds. 



300122 and 300123. SPOROBOLUS fimbriates Nees Gramineae. 



300122. Col. No. 575. Rangeland, 6 miles east of Middelburg. Eleva- 

 tion 4,300 feet, level terrain; annual rainfall 13 inches. Shallow rocky 

 red clay on ungrazed site. Perennial bunchgrass; leaf height 12 inches; 

 head height 24 inches. Seeds. 



300123. Col. No. 598. Disturbed site along highway, 21 miles southwest 

 of Cradock. Elevation 4,000 feet, mountainous terrain; annual rainfall 

 17 inches. Perennial bunchgrass; leaf height 12 inches; head height 24 

 inches. Seeds. 



300124. Sporobolus ioclados var. usitatus (L.) Stent 



Col. No. 352. Open grassland poorly drained site, near Skukuza, Kruger 

 National Park. Elevation 1,000 feet, level terrain; annual rainfall 21 inches. 

 Plants growing in low area subject to inundation; gray sandy clay soil. 

 Stoloniferous perennial with few stolons; leaf height 3 inches. Seeds. 



300125. Sporobolus nitens Stent 



Col. No. 353. Open grassland near Skukuza, Kruger National Park. Ele- 

 vation 1,050 feet, level terrain; annual rainfall 21 inches. Plants growing 

 on shallow grey sand in poorly drained site subject to inundation. Peren- 

 nial bunchgrass; leaf height 4 inches; head height 12 inches. Seeds. 



300126. Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth Seashore dropseed. 



Col. No. 487. (D. Edwards 3305). Coastal sand dunes on Indian Ocean. 



1 mile east of St. Lucia. Rhizomatous perennial. Rhizomes. 



300127 to 300130. Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze. Grami- 

 neae. St. Augustine grass. 

 300127. Col. No. 207. Lawngrass; also used for stabilizing sand dunes. 

 Seeds. 





