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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



75286 to 75403— Continued. 



75347. Pennlsetum sp. 



No. 211. Scott Agricultural Laboratory, 

 Nairobi, Kenya Colony. A tall bunch grass, 

 very resistant to drought, which is indigenous 

 above Nairobi, but not in the grazing areas. 

 It is harsh in texture and not used for forage, 

 but makes excellent thatch which lasts for 

 years. The grass is planted in rows to divide 

 the shambas (fields or farms). 



75348. Pennisetum sp. 



No. 214. Scott Agricultural Laboratory, 

 Nairobi, Kenya Colony. A prostrate grass 

 which seeds sparingly, found in marshy places 

 at Uplands, Kenya Colony. The stems are 

 red and 4 to 6 feet long. 



75349. Phalaris arvndinacea L. Poaceae. 

 Reed canary grass^ 



No. 213. Muikoigo, Kikuyu. Scott Agricul- 

 tural Laboratory, Nairobi, Kenya Colony. A 

 tall rough grass usually considered indigenous 

 to the northern part of the Northern Hemi- 

 sphere, but it is apparently native in marshy 

 land in the Kenya highlands. The natives 

 regard it as a good forage grass. 



For previous introduction see No. 68146. 



75350 to 75373. Phaseolus spp. Fabaceae. 



75350. Phaseolus aureus Roxb. 



Mung bean. 



No. 257. Mpokya. Government planta- 

 tion, Serere, Eastern Province, Uganda. 



75351 to 75353. Phaseolus lunatus L. 



Lima bean. 



Locally grown varieties from the Upare 

 Mountains, Moshi District, Tanganyika. 



75351. No. 244. From Kinkwema (Ki- 

 pare). Only the seeds of this plant are 

 edible, the green parts being poisonous. 



75352. No. 249. An unknown variety. 



75353. No. 250. From Kinkwema (Ki- 

 pare). Only the seeds of this plant are 

 edible, the green parts being poisonous. 



75354. Phaseolus mungo L. 



Urd. 



No. 265. A locally grown variety from the 

 Government plantation, Serere, Eastern 

 Province, Uganda. 



75355 to 75373. Phaseolus vulgaris L. 



Common bean. 



Nos. 75355 to 75361 are from Moshi Dis- 

 trict, Tanganyika Territory. 



75355. No. 245. 



75356. No. 246. 



75357. No. 247. 



75358. No. 248. 



75359. No. 251. 



75360. No. 252. 



75361. No. 253. 



Nos. 75362 to 75368 are from the Govern- 

 ment plantation, Serere, Eastern Province, 

 Uganda. 



75362. No. 258. 



75363. No. 259. 



75364. No. 260. 



75365. No. 261. 



75366. No. 262. 



75367. No. 263. 



75368. No. 264. 



Nos. 75369 to 75373 are from Southern 

 Rhodesia. 



No. 267. Mont sor. 



75370. No. 268. Lyonnais. 



75371. No. 270. Parisian. 



75372. No. 271. Algerian white wax. 



75373. No. 272. Natal sugar. 



75286 to 75403— Continued. 



75374. Solanum sp. Solanaceae. 



No. 43. Mtongu. Near Nairobi, Kenya 

 Colony, July 2, 1927. A tropical shrub, thorny 

 at the base, with thick pubescent, simple potato- 

 like leaves, deep-purple flowers having yellow 

 stamens, and pale-green fruits with dark-green 

 markings near the calyx. 



75375. Withania somnifera Dunal. Solan- 

 aceae. 



No. 99. From the region of Kabiti, near 

 Nairobi, Kenya Colony, July 11, 1927. A tropi- 

 cal plant, about 'lYi feet high, with small red 

 fruits. 



75376. Sorghum trichopus Stapf. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 205. Scott Agricultural Laboratory, 

 Nairobi, Kenya- Colony. A stiff coarse grass, 

 5 feet high, found in bush land. 



75377. Sorghum sp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 178. A common grass on the Kinangop 

 Plains, between the Kinangop Forest Station 

 and Nainasha, Kenya Colony. It is of very 

 soft texture and is a promising grass for 

 high altitudes. 



75378. Sporobolus sp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 222. Kikuyu, kigutu. Scott Agricultural 

 Laboratory, Nairobi, Kenya Colony. A tall 

 grass used by the natives as fences or hedges for 

 dividing their shambas (fields or farms>. It is 

 also used for thatching, but, so far as known, it is 

 not grazed to any extent by cattle or game 

 animals, though it is said to be relished by horses. 



75379. Sporobolus sp. Poaceae. 



Grass. 



No. 223. Scott Agricultural Laboratory, 

 Nairobi, and Athi Plains, Kenya Colony. A 

 common grass in stream beds and low places on 

 the plains at an altitude of 5,000 feet or less. 

 It is not seen in the highlands and is probably 

 not an important element in grazing. 



75380 to 75382. Stizolobium spp. Fabaceae. 



From Southern Rhodesia. 



75380. Stizolobium aterrimum Piper and 

 Tracy. Mauritius bean. 



No. 269. Tracy's early black. 



75381. Stizolobium niveum (Roxb.) Kuntze. 



Chinese velvetbean. 



No. 273. White stringless. 



75382. Stizolobium velutinum Piper and 

 Tracy. Velvetbean. 



No. 287. 



75383. Streblochaeta sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 169. A local grass found above the 

 bamboo forest, between Camp Gustiru and the 

 Kinangop Forest Station, Kenya Colony, 

 July 30, 1927. 



75384. Themeda triandra Forsk. Poaceae. 



Rooi grass. 



No. 204. Nirigeta, kikuyu. Scott Agricul- 

 tural Laboratory, Nairobi, Kenya Colony. 

 This is the predominant, most conspicuous, 

 and most valuable grass on the Kapiti and 

 Athi Plains, and is common up to an altitude of 

 8,000 feet or more. It is regarded as a fine feeding 

 grass even when dry, and comes back quickly 

 after burning. The seeds dry as soon as ripe and 

 quickly penetrate the ground because of their 

 horny points. The seeds are difficult to germi- 

 nate artificially, and are probably difficult to 

 harvest. 



For previous introduction see No. 54044. 



