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300192. Watsonia sp. 



Col. No. 714. Purchased from Bloem Erf Nurseries, Stellenbosch, Cape 

 Province. Local name: Shell pink. Cultivated ornamental. Corms. 



300193. Digitaria setivalva Stent Gramineae. 



Col. No. 145. Plot 741. From Natal. Plant stolonif erous ; stems fine; 

 leaves to 8 inches high; seed heads few. From Rietondale Research Station, 

 Pretoria. Stolons. 



300194. Paspalum notatum Fluegge Gramineae. Bahiagrass. 



Col. No. 289. Packed red clay soil in old roadbed, Westfalia Estate, Dui- 

 welskloof. Plants growing in full sun. Rhizomatous perennial. Rhizomes. 



300195 to 300238. 



From Greece, Yugoslavia, and Crete. Seeds collected by P. F. Knowles, Uni- 

 versity of California, Davis, Calif. Received Aug. 11, 1964. 



300195 to 300210. From Greece. 



300195. Carthamus lanatus L. Compositae. 



Col. No. N-36. Near sea, 2 miles southwest of Kamiros, Rhodes Island. 

 Plants dry, scarce; flowers probably light yellow. 



300196 to 300202. Carthamus dentatus Vahl. 



300196. Col. No. N-32. In wild near Rhyduras (Donkey) River bridge 

 south of Malon, 30 miles from Rhodes, road to Lindos, Rhodes Island. 

 Plants scattered; resembles C. tenuis but leaves have slight dentation. 



300197. Col. No. N-33. In wild in field of weeds 6 miles from Lindos, 

 road to Kamiros, Rhodes. Plants somewhat immature; flowers light 

 blue. 



300198. Col. No. N-34. In cleared grainfield, low mountainous area, 

 13 miles from Lindos, road to Kamiros, Rhodes. In wild; bracts long; 

 flowers blue. 



300199. Col. No. N-35. Cleared grainfield 53 miles from Lindos, road 

 to Kamiros, Rhodes. Outer bracts long, strongly spined; flowers blue. 



300200. Col. No. N-38. Weeds in olive orchard, 22 miles from Athens, 

 road to Corinth. Plants abundant, gray green, to 30 inches high; 

 heads almost 1 inch in diameter; flowers white to lavender; seeds al- 

 most mature. 



300201. Col. No. N-39. Weed in olive orchard 22 miles from Athens, 

 road to Corinth. Plants scarce, almost green rather than gray green. 



300202. Col. No. N-42. In olive orchard 21 miles north of Areopolis, 

 road to Kalamata. Plants to 30 inches high; heads almost 1 inch in 

 diameter; flowers lavender; seeds nearing maturity. 



300203 and 300204. Carthamus lanatus L. 



300203. Col. No. N-40. Weed in olive orchard 22 miles from Athens, 

 road to Corinth. Plants to 12 inches high; seeds mature for some 

 time. 



300204. Col. No. N-41. In olive orchard 21 miles north of Areopolis, 

 road to Kalamata. Plants to 30 inches high; outer bracts somewhat 

 longish; seeds almost completely ripe. 



300205 to 300208. Carthamus tenuis (Boiss. & Blanche) Bornm. 



300205. Col. No. N-29. In harvested fields 7 miles from Rhodes, road 

 to Lindos, Rhodes Island. Plants of open habit, to 2 feet high; flow- 

 ers white. 



300206. Col. No. N-30. In fields 7 miles from Rhodes, road to Lindos, 

 Rhodes. Plants have open habit; flowers light blue. 



