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273248. EHRHARTA LONGIFOLIA Schad. 
Col. No. 18999. Dry, stony slope, Dutoits Kloof, Worcester District, 
Cape Province. Perennial to three feet high, nearly leafless xerophytic. 
273249. KE HRHARTA VILLOSA Schult. f. 
Col. No. 18785. Fairy Glen, eight miles northeast of Worcester, Cape 
Province. Culms tall with little foliage. 
273250. E/RAGROSTIS BICOLOR Nees Poaceae. 
Col. No. 18903. Five miles southeast of Middleburg, Cape Province, 
Cradock road. Elevation 4,000 feet. Large tufted grass forming com- 
plete cover under protected range conditions. Rainfall 10 to 15 inches 
in summer. 
273251. ERAGROSTIS CHLOROMELAS Steud. Boer lovegrass. 
Col. No. 18930. Along new highway, 26 miles south of Middleton, Somer- 
set East District, Cape Province. Elevation 1,250 feet. Tufted xerophytic 
perennial with palatable leaves. 
273252. ERAGROSTIS OBTUSA Munro 
Col. No. 18929. Twenty-six miles south of Middleton, Somerset East 
District, Cape Province. Elevation 1,250 feet. Drought-resistant tufted 
perennial; leaves palatable. 
273253. FINGERHUTHIA AFRICANA Lehm. Poaceae. 
Col. No. 18904. Along road to Cradock, 12 miles southeast of Middle- 
burg, Cape Province. Elevation 4,000 feet. Perennial range grass; tufts 
large leaved. 
273254. LIMEUM AETHIOPICUM Burm.f. Phytolaccaceae. 
Col. No. 18928. Middleton. Perennial spreading herb; flowers white; 
liked by sheep. 
273255. PASPALUM DILATATUM Poir. Poaceae. Dallisgrass. 
Col. No. 18979. Ditch bank, Veld Reserve, Worcester, Cape Province. 
Elevation 2,000 feet. Rhizomatous perennial; culms long, from leafy base. 
273256. CENCHRUS CILIARIS L. Poaceae. 
Col. No. 18928. Roadside, two miles south of Cookhouse, Cape Province, 
Somerset East District. Leafy, spreading bunchgrass. 
273257. PENNISETUM MACROURUM Trin. 
Col. No. 18978. Ditch bank, Veld Reserve, Worcester, Cape Province. 
Elevation 2,000 feet. Tall, tough, bunchgrass susceptible to ergot. 
273258. PENTASCHISTIS sp. Poaceae. 
Col. No. 18784. Rocky ground, Fairy Glen, eight miles northeast of 
Worcester, Cape Province. Vigorous, tufted, xerophytic perennial; leaves 
borne one foot above ground. Palatable. 4 
273259. SETARIA NEGLECTA DeWit Poaceae. 
Col. No. 18905. Along road to Cradock, 22 miles southwest of Middle- 
burg, Cape Province. Elevation 3,500 feet. Leafy perennial, growing 
with 12 to 20 inches of summer rain. Tolerant of light frost. Palatable. 
273260. STIPA DREGEANA var. ELONGATA (Nees) Stapf Poaceae. 
Col. No. 18931. Twenty-six miles south of Middleton, Sumerset East 
District, Cape Province. Elevation 1,250 feet. Vigorous bunchgrass; 
leaves large. 
