168 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 166 



248708 to 248710. Sesamum capense Burm. f . Pedaliaceae. 



248708. Col. No. 21593. Sandy roadside about 30 km. north of Windhoek, 

 South West Africa. Elevation 1,350 meters. Forty to 50 cm. annual 

 rainfall ; plant 1 meter high. 



248709. Col. No. 21594. Sixty-six km. west of Okahandja, South West 

 Africa. Elevation 1,300 meters. Extremely arid region. 



248710. Col. No. 21610. Sandy roadside, edge of desert, 80 km. west of 

 Lisacos, South West Africa. Annual rainfall less than 100 mm. 



248711. Sesamum indicum L. 



Col. No. 21478. Plain near Villa Arraga. Elevation 900 meters. Shrub to 

 3 meters high ; flowers small. 



248712 and 248713. Sesamum schenckii Aschers. 



248712. Col. No. 21587. Granitic hills 13 km. south of Windhoek, South 

 West Africa. Elevation 1,700 meters. Annual rainfall 50 cm. Plant 

 to 1 meter high. 



248713. Col. No. 21599. Otjawarougo-Okaputa road, South West Africa. 

 248714 and 248715. Sesamum schinzianum Aschers. 



248714. Col. No. 21592. Franken Farm, Outjo District, South West Africa. 

 From herbarium specimen in Department of Agriculture, Windhoek. 



248715. Col. No. 21603. Five miles west of Osakos, South West Africa. 

 Elevation 960 meters. Annual rainfall less than 100 mm. Much grazed 

 perennial ; leaves entire. 



248716 to 248718. Sesbania cinerascens Welw. Fabaceae. 



248716. Col. No. 21524. Five km. south of Sa da Bandeira. Elevation 

 1,700 meters. Shrub to 3 meters high. 



248717. Col. No. 21525. Sa da Bandeira. Elevation 1,700 meters. Shrub 

 to 4 meters high ; cultivated as ornamental. 



248718. Col. No. 21560. Sa da Bandeira. Elevation 1,500 meters. 



248719. Setaria appendiculata (Hack.) Stapf Poaceae. 



Col. No. 21607. On volcanic soil 20 miles east of Usalos, South West Africa. 

 Elevation 1,000 meters. Plant to 30 cm. high. Looks good for forage. 



248720. Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Willd. Poaceae. Pearl millet. 



Col. No. 21517. 'Massango'. Field 15 km. east of Sa da Bandeira. An- 

 nual grass with heads to 10 by 2 cm. Seeds are ground and used in a non- 

 alcoholic drink called 'Blunga'. A beer called 'Makau' is made from fermented 

 whole iseed. 



248721 and 248722. Sylitra biflora E. Mey. Fabaceae. 



248721. Col. No. 21597. Desert about 2 miles east of Wilhelmstal, South 

 West Africa. Elevation 1,200 meters. Small perennial. 



248722. Col. No. 21611. Semidesert, 10 miles west of Wilhelmstal, Eleva- 

 tion, 1,300 meters. Small plant in grassy savanna. 



248723. Zornia diphylla (L.) Pers. Fabaceae. 



Col. No. 21549. Roadside weed in scrub forest 20 km. north of Vila Paiva 

 Coceceiro. Elevation 1,200 meters. Perennial to 15 cm. high ; flowers yellow. 



248724 to 248730. 



From Ethiopia. Presented by the Jimma Agricultural Technical School, Jimma. 

 Received June 17, 1958. 



248724. Gladiolus sp. Iridaceae. 

 (Corms.) 



248725. Lilium sp. Liliaceae. 

 Lot A. (Bulbs.) 



