JANUARY 1, 1961 TO DECEMBER 31, 1961 219 
275939 to 275957—Continued 
275949. PROTEA CYNAROIDES L. Proteaceae. 
Col. No. 18846. Limestone slope 8 miles northwest of Bredasdorp, Cape 
Province. Elevation 1,800 feet. Plant low; leaves large; flowers large, 
pink, ornamental. 
275950. PROTEA sp. 
Col. No. 18847. Limestone slope 8 miles northwest of Bredasdorp, Cape 
Province. Elevation 1,500 feet. Plant symmetrical, spreading; flowers 
large, showy. 
275951. PROTEA Sp. 
Col. No. 18850. Near sea level, Buffeljagt, Bredasdorp District, Cape 
Province. Shrub to 6 feet high; bracts pink, ornamental. 
275952. SERRURIA AITONII R. Br. Proteaceae. 
Col. No. 19009. Sandstone soils, Piquetburg Mountain, Piquetberg Dis- 
trict, Cape Province. Elevation 3,000 feet. Perennial to 20 inches high; 
stem single; crown spreading. 
275953. SETARIA SPHACELATA (Schum.) Stapf & Hubbard ex M. B. Moss 
Poaceae. 
Col. No. 19177. Plot No. A53, Rietondale Research Station, Pretoria. 
Tall, caney grass growing rapidly with 20 inches of summer rain. 
275954. SPATALLOPSIS ERICIFOLIA Phillips Proteaceae. 
Col. No. 19030. In valley between Kleinfontein and Ceres, Ceres Dis- 
trict. Short-lived perennial to 32 inches high; flowers in spikes, lavender, 
ornamental. 
275955. SPOROBOLUS FIMBRIATUS Nees’ Poaceae. 
Col. No. 19180. Plot No. A107, Rietondale Research Station, Pretoria. 
Vigorous xerophytic perennial growing with 20 inches of summer rain. 
275956. THEMEDA TRIANDRA Forsk. Poaceae. Rooi grass. 
Col. No. 18906. Karoo veldt, along road to Cradock, 20 miles southeast 
of Middelburg, Cape Province. Elevation 3,500 feet. Leafy perennial to 
32 inches high. Well liked by livestock. Annual rain 12 to 20 inches; 
temperature to 150° F. 
275957. WATSONIA sp. Iridaceae. 
Col. No. 191383. Coastal fynbos, 18 miles west of Humansdorp, Cape 
Province. Elevation 150 feet. Flowers attractive, bright orange; spikes 
long, ornamental. 
275958 to 275961. VIGNA SINENSIS (Torner) Savi Fabaceae. 
Cowpea. 
From Nigeria. Seeds presented by the Department of Botany, University 
College, Ibadan. Received July 18, 1961. 
Plants prostrate. 
275958. No.1. Seeds large, brown. 
275959. No.2. Seeds large, white. 
275960. No.3. Seeds medium, white. 
275961. No.4. Seeds small, brown, mottled, rough. 
275962. SOLANUM TUBEROSUM L. Solanaceae. Potato. 
From Australia. Tubers presented by the Department of Agriculture, Syd- 
ney, New South Wales. Received July 21, 1961. 
‘Bungama’. 
