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213225 to 213287— Continued 



213258. Heylandia latebrosa (L.) DC. Fabaceae. 



No. 13146. Poona, Bombay. Dec. 8, 1953. Procumbent perennial herb 

 cultivated for forage. 



213259. Heteropogon contortus (L.) Beauv. Poaceae. 



No. 13237. Sheep-breeding farm, Poona, Bombay. Dec. 12, 1953. Peren- 

 nial used for hay and for pasture before heading. 



213260. Heteropogon triticeus (R. Br.) Stapf 



No. 13245. Eight miles west of Poona, Bombay, on volcanic hills. Dec. 

 13, 1953. Tall coarse perennial grass, with single culms. 



213261. Heteropogon sp. 



No. 13298. Panchigani along road from Poona to Mahabaleshwar, Bom- 

 bay. Dec. 15, 1953. Forms a thin sod. 



213262. Hibiscus sabdariffa L. Malvaceae. Roselle. 

 No. 13368. Market, Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 22, 1953. 



213263. Themeda quadrivalvis (L.) Kuntze. Poaceae. 



No. 13172. Tegur, near Dharwar, Bombay State. Dec. 10, 1953. Peren- 

 nial low spreading grass. 



213264. Ischaemum sp. Poaceae. 



No. 13325. Aarey Dairy Colony, Bombay. Dec. 19, 1953. Altitude 215 

 feet. Annual grass along ditch. 



213265. Ischaemum sp. 



No. 13331. Palghar stock farm, Bombay. Dec. 20, 1953. About sea level. 

 Caespitose leafy perennial grass regarded as good hay and pasture. 



213266. Ischaemum sp. 



No. 13337. Palghar stock farm, Bombay State. Dec. 20, 1953. Heavy 

 clay soil near sea level. Tall, hard-stemmed leafy perennial regarded as the 

 best pasture and hay grass on the farm. 



213267. Linum mysorense Heyne. Linaceae. 



No. 13171. Tegur near Dharwar, Bombay State. Dec. 10, 1953. Annual 

 with yellow flowers. 



213268. Trifolium alexandrinum L. Fabaceae. Berseem. 

 No. 13403. Market, Baroda, Bombay. Dec. 23, 1953. Grown for forage. 



213269. Ocimum sanctum L. Menthaceae. 



No. 13422. Baroda, Bombay State. Dec. 23, 1953. Highly fragrant herb; 

 sacred plant of India. 



213270. Panicum laevifolium Hack. Poaceae. 



No. 13219. Dharwar, Bombay State. Dec. 11, 1953. Altitude 1,800 feet. 

 Rainfall 30-35 inches. Regarded as good for hay and pasture. 



213271. Panicum maximum Jacq. Guinea grass. 



No. 13221. Dharwar Agriculture College, Dharwar, Bombay. Dec. 11, 

 1953. Altitude 1,800 feet. 



213272. Panicum antidotale Retz. Poaceae. 



No. 13220. Dharwar Agriculture College, Dharwar, Bombay. Dec. 11, 

 1953. Altitude 1,800 feet. Rainfall 30-35 inches. Introduced from Tangan- 

 yika, Africa. Regarded as good forage. 



