106 PLANT INVENTORY NO. 152 



150121 to 150180— Continued 



150132 to 150135. Astrebla elymoides Baill. & Muell. Poaceae. Grass. 

 A perennial, drought-resistant grass, native to Australia. 



150132. Ace. No. 57. From Lawes, Queensland, March, 1942. 



150133. Ace. No. 61. From Gilruth Plains, Queensland, March, 1942. 



150134. Ace. No. 85. From Cunnamulla, Queensland, March, 1942. 



150135. Ace. No. 113. From Blackall, Queensland, March, 1942. 

 For previous introduction see 134838. 



150136 to 150138. Astrebla pectinata F. Muell. 



An Australian grass highly valued for its drought-enduring qualities 

 and its value as forage. 



150136. Ace. No. 56. From Lawes, Queensland, March, 1942. 



150137. Ace. No. 59. From Gilruth Plains, Queensland, March, 1942. 



150138. Ace. No. 86. From Cunnamulla, Queensland, March, 1942. 



150139. Atriplex leptocarpa F. Muell. Chenopodiaceae. 



From near Trangie, New South Wales, January 1943. A much-branched 

 trailing perennial native to Australia, with a glaucous bloom that covers 

 the whole plant. The leaves are mostly oblong and 1 to 2 inches long. 



For previous introduction see 126473. 



150140. Atriplex muelleri Benth. 



Ace. No. 50. Gilruth Plains, Queensland, March 1942. A mealy-white 

 spreading annual with broadly ovate, coarsely sinuate-toothed leaves 1 to 

 2 inches long, and small inconspicuous flowers in little globular axillary 

 heads. It is native to Australia. 



150141. Atriplex prostrata R. Br. 



From Sutherlands, South Australia, 1940. A prostrate annual with 

 slender leafy stems up to 6 inches long. Native to South Australia. 



150142. Atriplex sp. 



From near Trangie, New South Wales, February 1943. 



150143 and 150144. Bromus coloratus Steud. Poaceae. Grass. 



A grass 1 to 2 feet high, with linear leaves and long slender panicles. 

 Native to southern South America. 



150143. CPI 6005. 1942. 



150144. CPI 6066. 1942. 



For previous introduction see 75528. 



150145. Chloris acicularis Lindl. Poaceae. Grass. 



Ace. No. 139, March 1942. An erect grass, 1 to 2 feet high, with numer- 

 ous spikes 3 to 4 inches long. Native to Australia. 



For previous introduction see 17191. 



150146. Chloris caribaea Spreng. 



CPI 6088. 1942. An annual, erect, leafy grass, native to the West 

 Indies, with linear, flat leaves about a foot long. 



For previous introduction see 74513. 



150147. Ehrharta calycina J. E. Smith. Poaceae. Grass. 



CPI 7763. 1943. A heavy-yielding, drought-resistant, nutritious grass 

 that grows to a height of more than 4 feet and seeds profusely. Native to 

 South Africa. 



For previous introduction see 137698. 



