﻿48 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



45204 to 45214— Continued. 



45208. Chloeis beeviseta Benth. Poaceae. Grass. 

 " (Jardin Agrostologique, Leverville, July, 1917.)" A West African 



grass from the Cape Coast region, resembling Chloris compressa in the 

 structure of its flowers. The new growth is said, in Belgian Kongo, to 

 form an excellent pasture for small animals. 



Rhodes grass, C. gayana, also from western tropical Africa, has suc- 

 ceeded so well in the Southern States that this grass also should receive 

 a thorough trial. 



45209. Holctjs sobghum vebticillifloeus (Steud.) Hitchc. Poaceae. 



Tabucki grass. 

 " (Variety astoloniferus YDR. Jardin Agrostologique, Leverville, July 

 1917.)" 



45210. Panicum diagonale Nees. Poaceae. Grass. 

 " (Jardin Agrostologique, Leverville.) Useful as pasture in the young 



state." 



A perennial tufted grass reaching a height of more than 3 feet. Native 

 to Central and East Africa. 



45211. Pennisetum benthami Steud. Poaceae. Grass. 

 " (Jardin Agrostologique, Leverville, July, 1917.) A good forage 



species for cattle." 



45212. Pennisetum setosum (Swartz) L. Rich. Poaceae. Grass. 

 " (Jardin Agrostologique, Leverville, July, 1917.) Pasture in the 



young state for small animals." 



A tall, leafy, branching perennial, erect or ascending from a geniculate 

 base, the long, flat blades pubescent or scabrous, the purplish spikes 10 to 

 15 centimeters (4 to 6 inches) long. On grassy slopes and in open woods, 

 Mexico and West Indies to South America, and also in tropical Asia and 

 Africa. (Adapted from Hitclicock and Chase, Grasses of the West In- 

 dies, p. 354.) 



45213. Peeotis indica (L.) Kuntze. Poaceae. Grass. 

 (P. lati folia Ait.) 



"(Jardin Agrostologique, Leverville.)" An annual or subperennial 

 grass, with stout and branching leafy culms and usually short, broad, 

 rigid, ciliate blades, common throughout tropical Africa and Asia. It 

 grows to a height of 10 inches, and is said in the Belgian Kongo to be 

 a good pasture in the young state for small animals. 



45214. Spoeoboltjs molleei Hack. Poaceae. Grass. 

 "(Cultivated in the Jardin Agrostologique. Leverville, July 8, 1917.) 



Value as yet undetermined." 



45215. Prunus conradinae Koehne. Amygdalaceee. Cherry. 



Grown at the Plant Introduction Field Station, Rockville, Md., from scions 

 presented by Mr. David Fairchild from his place, " In the Woods," 

 Chevy Chase, Md. Introduced originally by the Arnold Aboretum, Ja- 

 maica Plain, Mass. Numbered September, 1917. 

 A handsome tree from western China, up to 40 feet in height, with the 

 trunk 8 to 20 inches in diameter, thin, pale-green leaves, and white to deep 

 blush-colored flowers, an inch or less across, which appear early in the spring. 

 It is very similar to Sargent's cherry (Prunus serrulata saehalinensis) . 



