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220921 to 220936. 



From Australia. Seeds presented by Dr. Wm. Hartley, Australian Department 

 of Agriculture, Canberra. Received Sept. 16, 1954. Collected in 1954. 



220921 to 220928. Sorghum intrans F. Muell. Poaceae. 



220921. K 112. Caves on cliffs overlooking beach, Darwin. Mar. 28. 



Thin-stemmed annual. 



220922. K 114- Roadside, Stuart Highway, Darwin. Mar. 30. Stout 

 erect stems up to 9 feet high, mostly in dominant stands. 



220923. K 116. Roadside, Manton River, about 35 miles south of Dar- 

 win. Mar. 30. Stout stems up to 10 feet high. 



220924. K 117. Acacia Creek, 38 miles south of Darwin on Stuart 

 Highway. Mar. 20. Stout stems up to 9 feet high. 



220925. K 118. Stapleton Track, Adelaide River District, about 72 miles 

 south of Darwin. Mar. 30. Stout stems up to 9 feet high. Dominant 

 stand. 



220926. K 120. Ferguson River district, 180 miles south of Darwin. 

 Mar. 30. Dominant stand up to 10 feet high. 



220927. K 125. Stuart Highway, 5 miles south of Mataranka. June 4. 

 Tall annual with shallow roots. 



220928. K 126. Minoil Beach, Darwin. June 4. Tall annual up to 7 

 feet high. 



220929. Sorghum laxiflorum F.M. Bailey. 



K 128. Katherine River near Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial 

 Research Organization Station. July 5. Fine-stemmed annual; erect strag- 

 gling growth sometimes rooting at the nodes. 



220930 to 220934. Sorghum plumosum (R. Br.) Beauv. 



220930. K 109. Roadside, Stuart Highway opposite Commonwealth 

 Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Station, Katherine. 

 Mar. 19. Tufted growth 9 feet high. Strong-rooted perennial. 



220931. K 110. King River district on road to Willeroo Station. Mar. 

 24. Tufted perennial 7-8 feet high. 



220932. K 123. Stuart Highway 3 miles south of Mataranka. Apr. 10. 

 Tufted perennial. 



220933. K 124. Stuart Highway 5 miles south of Mataranka. Apr. 10. 

 Tufted perennial. 



220934. W MO. Kimberley Research Station. Apr. 12. 



220935 and 220936. Sorghum stipoideum (Ewart & White) Gard. & Hubb. 



220935. K 108. Commonwealth Scientific Industrial and Research Or- 

 ganization Station, Katherine. Mar. 17. Strongly erect 7-8 feet high. 

 Dominant on virgin land. 



220936. K 121. About 15 miles SW. of Katherine on road to Willeroo 

 Station. Mar. 23. Annual 7-8 feet high. 



220937. CASSIA MOSCHATA H.B.K. Caesalpiniaceae. 



From Florida. Plants presented by the United States Plant Introduction Gar- 

 den, Coconut Grove. Received Sept. 17, 1954. 



220938. Sesamum angolense Welw. Pedaliaceae. 



From Northern Rhodesia. Seed presented by the Pasture Research Officer, 

 Department of Agriculture, Lusaka. Received Sept. 17, 1954. 



This is extremely common throughout Northern Rhodesia, growing on waste 

 spaces or by the roadside. The attractive pink flowers resemble those of the 

 foxglove. 



