8 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 148 



142131 to 142161— Continued 

 142150 to 142152. Pennisetum pukpureum Schumach. Napier grass. 



142150. A grass about 6 feet high, good for ensilage. 



142151. A bulky plant about 7 feet high, good for ensilage. 



142152. Originally from Jinga, east Africa. 

 For previous introduction see 133434. 



142153. Setaria sphacelata (Schum.) Stapf & Hubbard. Poaceae. Grass. 



A very vigorous grass about 5 feet high ; the plants are leafy and will make 

 good hay. Originally from the Zimbabwe Ruins, Southern Rhodesia. 



142154. Setaria sp. 



About 4 feet high ; fairly frost-resistant under our conditions. Originally 

 from the Sharangani Hills, east Africa. 



142155. Setaria sp. 



About 4 to 5 feet high, with soft, very broad and bulky leaves. 



142156. Setaria sp. 



A rather stalky, very tall grass, reaching a height of about 7 feet. Introduced 

 from Meru Reserve, east Africa. 



142157. Setaria sp. 



A very good hay and ensilage grass, reaching a height of 5 to 6 feet, fairly 

 resistant to frost under our conditions. Under more suitable conditions it 

 grows much taller and the plants are very leafy. Originally from Kazungula, 

 Northern Rhodesia. 



142158. Setaria sp. 



A good hay grass about 4 feet high. Originally from Mount Milanje, east 

 Africa. 



142159. Setaria sp. 



A good hay grass, very leafy and about 4 feet high. Originally from the 

 Zomba Plateau, east Africa. 



142160. Sporobolus fimbriatus var. latifolius Stent. Poaceae. Grass. 

 A fairly good grazing grass, about 1% feet high ; indigenous to Frankenwald. 

 For previous introduction see 142036. 



142161. Trachypogon sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



A grass about 3 to 4 feet high, indigenous to Frankenwald, and an important 

 grazing grass on the Highveld of the Transvaal. 



142162 to 142166. Gossypium. Malvaceae. Cotton. 



From Brazil. Seeds presented by the Instituto Agronomico, Campinas, Sao 

 Paulo. Received July 30, 1941. 



142162. RU 4. 142165. Stoneville. 



142163. U 4. 142166. Stoneville, spot-resistant. 



142164. U 4 (&). 



142167. Litchi chinensis Sonner. (Nef helium litchi Cambess.) 

 Sapindaceae. Lychee. 



From Florida. Seeds presented by T. Ralph Robinson, Bayacre, Terra Ceia. 

 Received July 31, 1941. 



Shan Chih. 



142168. Rubus macrocarpus Benth. Rosaceae. 



Colombian blackberry. 



From Colombia. Seeds presented by Harvey Berman, Bogota. Received July 30, 

 1941. 



For previous introduction see 114066. 



