﻿42 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



48088 to 48102— Continued. 



48090. Avena stekilis L. Poacese. Oats. 

 " Cape Algerian. Since the Anglo-Boer War this oat has largely 



replaced the old Boer oat, being considered less subject to rust. The 

 straw is coarser, however, than that of the Boer oat." 



48091. Chaetochloa italica (L.) Scribn. Poacese. Millet. 

 {Setaria italica Beauv.) 



" Boer Manna millet. An old South African strain of Setaria italica, 

 largely grown in the summer rainfall region, especially before the Anglo- 

 Boer War, for horse feed, but now largely replaced by teff {Eragrostis 

 abyssinica)." 



48092. Hoedeum vulgare pallidum Seringe. Poacese. Barley. 

 " Cape barley {Transvaal Early). This type of barley has been grown 



for generations in South Africa under unfavorable moisture conditions. 

 Given better soil treatment and more moisture, it can be grown into a 

 • good, plump, heavy grain. It is used to some extent by local maltsters, 

 but is more largely grown for green winter feed for horses and milch 

 cows." 



48093. Hordeum intermedium cornutum ( Schrad. ) Harlan. Poacese. 



Barley. 

 " Barley Wheat. A naked barley grown to a limited extent under irri- 

 gation to provide green fodder for horses and dairy cows during the dry 

 winter months. Several strains have been met with during the last 15 

 years, but this is almost the only one now met with in the Transvaal, and 

 it is scarce." 



48094. Medicago sativa L. Fabacese. Alfalfa. 

 " Cape lucern. A local strain of Medicago sativa grown for years by 



the ostrich farmers of the Oudtshoorn Valley and well acclimatized. 

 This seed germinates more quickly than the imported Provence. Con- 

 siderable quantities of Cape-grown seed have been shipped to Europe 

 and Australia since the ostrich slump, and it is believed that this has 

 been resold as Provence and as Hunter River lucern." 



48095. Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br. Poacese. Pearl millet. 

 (P. typhoideum Rich.) 



" MMyouti. A South African strain grown for food by the Bantu 

 tribes of tropical and subtropical Transvaal and now being grown 

 by Europeans for fodder and silage for live stock." 



48096. Secale cereale L. Poacese. Rye. 

 " Orange Free State rye. A strain of rye-corn which has become 



adapted to the droughty conditions of the Orange Free State, where 

 it is often grown on the eastern borders with the sole aid of the sparse 

 winter rains. Lack of winter moisture accounts for the rather poor 

 development of the grain." 



48097 to 48100. Triticum aestivum L. Poacese. Common wheat. 



(T. vulgare Vill.) 

 48097. " Transvaal Wolkoren wheat. A favorite soft white wheat, 

 grown under irrigation in the Transvaal bushveld, with an aver- 

 age rainfall during the summer season of about 20 inches and 

 great heat. One of the oldest of the South African wheats. It 

 is also grown in Namaqualand and the northwestern part of the 

 Cape Province." 



