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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



75286 to 75403— Continued. 

 75303. Cassia sp. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 80. Kabiti, near Nairobi, Kenya 

 Colony, July 8, 1927. A tropical shrubby 

 legume 3 to 4 feet high with six to eight smooth 

 sharp-pointed leaflets 2 to 3 inches long, orange 

 flowers, and thin pods 3 to 4 inches long. 



75304. Chaktochloa aurea (Hochst.) llitchc. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 208. Scott Agricultural Laboratory -and 

 vicinity, Kenya Colony. A common grass 5 

 feet high, eaten by cattle and game animals. 

 It produces an abundance of seeds and retains 

 them better than most African grasses. 



For previous introduction see No. 51336. 



75305 and 75306. Chaetochloa italica (L.) 

 Scribn. (Setaria italica Beauv.). Poaceae. 



Millet. 



Local varieties from Southern Rhodesia. 



75305. No. 282. Red Manna. 



75306. No. 283. Boer Manna. 



75307. Chaetochloa sulcata (Aubl.) Hitchc. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 218. Scott Agricultural Laboratory and 

 vicinity, Kenya Colony. A broad-leaved, 

 rather brittle grass, with prominent leaf-veins, 

 much relished by cattle. It occurs chiefly in 

 cool, moist, shady places or at an altitude of 

 6,000 feet or more. The seed habits are good ex- 

 cept that birds are very fond of the seeds and 

 strip the plants rather badly. 



For previous introduction see No. 62903. 



75308. Chloris gayana Kunth. Poaceae. 



Rhodes grass. 



No. 88. A grass growing on the plains be- 

 tween the Athi River and Nairobi, Kenya 

 Colony, July 10, 1927. A perennial grass, 

 native to South Africa, first cultivated by Cecil 

 Rhodes in South Africa about 1895. It is fine 

 stemmed, very leafy, and about 3 feet high. 

 The flowering head consists of a cluster of 10 to 15 

 long spreading spikes, and the seeds are produced 

 abundantly. The grass also spreads by running 

 branches, 3 to 6 feet long, which root at every 

 node. On fertile land in central and southern 

 Florida six to seven cuttings are secured in a 

 single season. A good stand will yield from \ x /i 

 to l l A tons of hay to a cutting. This hay is of 

 very fine quality and is eagerly eaten by horses 

 and cows. 



For previous introduction see No. 47104. 



75309 and 75310. Cicer arietinum L. Faba- 

 ceae. Chickpea. 



From Southern Rhodesia. 



75309. No. 279. A large-seeded variety. 



75310. No. 280. A white-seeded variety. 



75311. Crotalaria spectabilis Roth. Faba- 

 ceae. 



No. 73. July 8, 1927, Kenya Colony. A 

 plant 4 to 6 feet high, growing at Kabiti, near 

 Nairobi. The upper stems, petioles, and pods 

 are covered with a brown pubescence. The 

 flowers, an inch in diameter, are yellow with 

 brown markings. There are three leaflets 

 which are darker above and whitish pubescent 

 beneath. The pods, 2 to 2y 2 inches long, are 

 subtended by a large loose, 5-parted calyx. 



75312. Cucumis sp. Cucurbitaceae. 



No. 94. July 10, 1927, Kenya Colony. A 

 herbaceous vine growing on the dry plains or 

 clearings between the Athi River and Nairobi. 



75286 to 75403— Continued. 



75313. Cymbopogon afronardus Stapf. Poa- 

 ceae. Grass. 



No. 126. July 20, 1927. A variety common 

 on the better land of the plains or on clearings 

 between Kabiti and Juja, Kenya Colony, but 

 not frequent on the driest part of the plains. 

 It is a tall, compactly tufted, perennial grass 

 with very narrow leaves about 2 feet long and 

 flowers in interrupted, oblong panicles. 



75314. Digitaria sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 231. July 12, 1927. This species is very 

 widespread on the Athi Plains, Kenya Colony, 

 judging from the abundance of old roots. At this 

 season, however, the aboveground parts are 

 extremely rare. 



75315. Dolichos lablab L. Fabaceae. 



Hyacinth bean. 



E. S. 



(Lam.) 

 Grass. 



No. 288. Southern Rhodesia. A. 

 white-seeded variety. 



75316. ECHINOCHLOA PYRAMIDALIS 



Hitchc. and Chase. Poaceae. 



No. 219. Scott Agricultural Laboratory, 

 Nairobi, Kenya Colony. A widely scattered 

 but not uncommon grass, appearing usually in 

 moist places in the highlands. It is leafy, pro- 

 ductive, and a heavy seed bearer, retaining its 

 seeds well. It is rather promising for locations 

 with 20 inches or more of rainfall, but is not 

 known to withstand frost. 



No. 54343. 



Grass. 



For previous introduction se 



75317. Ehrharta sp. Poaceae. 



No. 224. Scott Agricultural Laboratory, 

 Nairobi, Kenya Colony. A perennial, panicum- 

 like grass. 



75318. Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. Poa- 

 ceae. Ragi. 



No. 289. Rapoko. A grass with milletlike 

 seeds from Southern Rhodesia. 



75319. Eleusine floccifolia (Forsk.) Spreng. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 217. Uplands, Kenya Colony. Large 

 patches of almost pure Eleusine occur through- 

 out the highlands, especially on the Kinangop 

 Plains and the slopes of the Aberdares. Al- 

 though considered a weed in America, it is said 

 here to provide a good deal of dry-season grazing. 

 It grows 2 feet high and is stiff and harsh to the 

 touch. 



75320 and 75321. Elichrysum sp. Asteraceae. 

 Strawfiower. 



75320. No. 114. Strawfiower growing in the 

 clearings above Kiambu, Kenya Colony, 

 July 15, 1927. 



75321. No. 164. Camp Gusiru, July 29, 1927. 

 White strawflowers common in grasslands 

 above an altitude of 9,000 feet. 



75322. Eragrostis sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 118. Near Nairobi, Kenya Colony, 

 July 16, 1927. An important grass on the dry 

 Athi Plains. It is found with Themeda triandra 

 and Setaria. 



75323. Eragrostis sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 221. Scott Agricultural Laboratory, 

 Nairobi, Kenya Colony. A handsome grass 

 when in flower, but not suited for forage, rather 

 frequently seen on the border of the Athi Plains. 

 It is not known to the natives and the 

 Europeans. 



