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215573 to 215615— Continued 



215586 and 215587. Chrysopogon montanus Trin. Poaceae. 



215586. No. 13694. Between Kalka and Simla along road to the moun- 

 tains, Pepsu. Feb. 25, 1954. Altitude 3,000 feet. Vigorous perennial 

 forming extensive colonies on slopes. 



215587. No. 13722. Government seed farm, Sirsa, Punjab. February 

 1954. Altitude 4,000 feet. 



215588. Cicer arietinum L. Fabaceae. Chickpea. 



215589. Cucumis trigonus Roxb. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 13598. Seven miles west of Dehra Dun, along road to Saharampur. 

 Feb. 14, 1954. Fruits ovoid, 2 inches in diameter, faintly striped with 

 scattered soft prickles. 



215590 and 215591. Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. Fabaceae. 



Guar. 



215590. No. 13643. Government farm, Hansi, Punjab. Feb. 20, 1954. 

 Local strain; seed used as bullock food, considered fattening. 



215591. No. 13686. Market, Moga, Punjab. Feb. 24, 1954. Grown 

 for forage. 



215592. Dactyloctenium aegyptium (L.) Richter. Poaceae. 



No. 13653. Fourteen miles north of Hissar, Punjab. Feb. 21, 1954. 

 Perennial with small leaf bulk, nutritious. 



215593. Eragrostis sp. Poaceae. 



No. 13603. Ten miles west of Dehra Dun, along road to Saharampur. 

 Feb. 14, 1954. Steep banks in hardwood forest. Perennial with thick 

 clumps of slender long leaves. 



215594. Jatropha gossypifolia L. Euphorbiaceae. 



No. 13593. Forestry Botanic Garden, Dehra Dun. Feb. 13, 1954. 

 Spreading shrub with ascending fleshy branches, now leafless. 



215595. Medicago sativa L. Fabaceae. Alfalfa. 

 No. 13640. T-81. Government farm, Hansi, Punjab. Feb. 20, 1954. 



215596. Melilotus indica (L.) All. Fabaceae. Sweetclover. 



No. 13707. Senji No. 1. Government farm, Sirsa, Punjab. February 

 1954. Used as green manure and fodder. 



215597. Panicum sp. Poaceae. 



No. 13602. Ten miles west of Dehra Dun, along road to Saharanpur. 

 Feb. 14, 1954. Hardwood forest. Perennial with light leaves and long- 

 culms. 



215598. Paspalum scrobiculatum L. Poaceae. 



No. 13727. Government farm, Sirsa, Punjab. February 1954. Altitude 

 4,000 feet. 



215599. Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link. Poaceae. 



No. 13659. Four miles north of Badopl, Hissar District, Punjab. Feb. 

 21, 1954. Regarded by stockmen as best natural feed; abundant on range 

 area. 



215600 and 215601. Pennisetum orientale (L.) Rich. 



215600. No. 13696. Between Kalka and Simla along road, Pepsu. Feb. 

 25, 1954. Altitude 3,000 feet. Large coarse perennial 3-6 feet high, 

 browsed by cattle. 



215601. No. 13719. Government seed farm, Sirsa, Punjab. February 

 1954. Altitude 4,000 feet. 



