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138973 to 138991— Continued 



138975. Axonopus barbigerus (Kunth) Hitchc. 



One of the best cultivated grasses for fattening cattle; similar to guinea 

 grass. 



138976. Axonopus purpusii Chase. 



138977 and 138978. Digitaria horizontals Willd. Poaceae. Grass. 



138977. No. 5. Grows in protected places, moist ground near riverbank. 



138978. Grows on relatively moist ground. 



138979. Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. Poaceae. Ragi. 



138980. Eragrostis sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



138981. Leptochloa domingensis (Jacq.) Trin. Poaceae. Grass. 

 No. 4. 



138982. Melinis minutiflora Beauv. Poaceae. 

 For previous introduction see 132806. 



138983. Panicum laxum Swartz. Poaceae. 

 For previous introduction see 51782. 



138984. Panicum maximum Jacq. 

 For previous introduction see 133432. 



138985. Panicum versicolor Doell. 

 No. 2. 



138986. Paspalum conjugatum Berg. Poaceae. 

 For previous introduction see 99337. 



138987. Paspalum melanospermum Desv. 



138988. Setaria sp. Poaceae. 

 A valuable grass ; grows in moist places. 



138989. Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers. Poaceae. 

 Grows on moist ground. 



138990. Sporobolus indicus (L.) R. Br. Poaceae. Grass. 

 No. 1. 



138991. Sporobolus poireti (Roem. and Schult.) Hitchc. Grass. 

 Grown in moist places; valuable pasture grass. 



138992 to 139069. Oryza sativa L. Poaceae. Rice. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by Dr. C. A. Krug, Instituto Agronomico de 

 Sao Paulo, Campinas. Received August 30, 1940. 



Molasses grass. 



Grass. 



Guinea grass. 



Grass. 



Grass. 



Grass. 

 Grass. 



Johnson grass. 



138992. Var. 161, 1-2550. 



138993. Var. 162, 1-2551. 



138994. Var. 163, 1-2552. 



138995. Var. 164, 1-2553. 



138996. Var. 165, 1-255 U. 



138997. Var. 166, 1-2555. 



138998. Var. 167, 1-2556. 



138999. Var. 168, 1-2557. 



139000. Var. 169, 1-2558. 



139001. Var. 170, 1-2559. 



139002. Var. 171, 1-2560. 



139003. Var. 172, 1-2561. 



139004. Var. 173, 1-2562. 



139005. Var. 17 U, 1-2563. 



139006. Var. 175, 1-256 i. 



139007. Var. 176, 1-2565. 



139008. Var. 177, 1-2566. 



139009. Var. 178, 1-2567. 



139010. Var. 179, 1-2568. 



139011. Var. 180, 1-2569. 



