JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1928 



75869. Cajanus indicus Spreng. 



75870. Calamagrostis sp. Poaceae. 



75872. Chloris sp. Poaceae. 



75873. CnLORis sp. Poaceae. 



75865 to 75959— Continued. 



75868. Bromus sp. Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 353. October 13, 1927. Next to No. 351 

 [No. 75869], this is the most important forage 

 grass at high altitudes on Mount Kenya, Kenya 

 Colony. It is much less abundant than No. 

 351 except possibly at Soames Camp, at an 

 altitude of 12,000 feet. 



Fabaceae. 

 Pigeon pea. 



No. 351. October 17, 1927. A local variety 

 growing between Nairobi and Fort Hall, Kenya 

 Colony. 



Grass. 



No. 325. Aucrust 28, 1927. Seeds somewhat 

 mixed with those of No. 326 [No. 75867]. These 

 are the only grasses of soft texture in the high 

 grasslands on Kilimanjaro Mountain, Tangan- 

 yika. 



75871. Centaurea sp. Asteraceae. 



No. 517. Near Camp Kifuru, Tanganyika. 

 September 27, 1927. Perennial composite on 

 burned grassland, which forms masses of heads 

 near the ground. Most flowers pink, rarely 

 pure white or deep red. 



Grass. 



No. 311. September 22, 1927. An unknown 

 grass, which, with Bermuda grass, makes up 

 the bulk of the herbaceous vegetation in the 

 Ngorongoro Crater, Tanganyika. It is appar- 

 ently much relished by game animals. 



Grass. 



No. 352. Iringa, isana. The grass which, 

 with giant Bermuda grass, is considered to be 

 the best potential forage grass in east Africa by 

 Raymond Hook, of Nanyuki, who has a trial 

 garden of grasses. These seeds were obtained 

 by him in Nyasaland. 



75874. Coix lacryma-jobi L. Poaceae. 



Jobs-tears. 



No. 626. October 7, 1927. An unusually 

 large variety growing along a small creek with 

 sugarcane, maize, and bananas, between Fort 

 Hall and Nyeri, Kenya Colony. 



75875. Crossandra nilotica Oliver. Acantha- 

 ceae. 



No. 362. From the garden of Lady Muriel 

 Jex-Blake, Nairobi, Kenya Colony, October 25, 

 1927. A herbaceous plant 2 feet high from a 

 woody base, originally from the Solai Valley. 

 The bright-green, ovate-lanceolate leaves 4 inches 

 long are in whorls, and the dense spikes of pink 

 or red flowers are on peduncles longer than the 

 leaves. Native to east Africa. 



7587S to 75882. Crotalaria spp. Fabaceae. 



75878. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 300. Seeds collected near the river in 

 the region of Camp Kifuru, Tanganyika, 

 between Mbulu and Ngorongoro Tangan- 

 yika, September 18, 1927. This species is 

 possibly the same as No. 307 [No. 75878]. 



75877. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 306. September 20, 1927. A species 

 found on the southern slope of Ngorongoro, 

 Tanganyika, in dense brush and weeds. 

 The leaves and blossoms were gone, but there 

 were many pods which had been entered by 

 insects. This may be the same species as 

 No. 317 [No. 75880]. 



75878. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 307. August 20, 1927. A large-podded 

 species found infrequently throughout north- 

 ern Tanganyika. The pods are always badly 

 infested with insects which destroy the seeds, 



75865 to 75959— Continued. 



and for this reason they are not as desirable 

 as the smaller podded sorts. This species 

 was growing on the southern outside slope 

 of Ngorongoro, Tanganyika. It is possibly 

 the same as No. 300 [No. 75875]. 



75879. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 308. September 22, 1927. A species 

 of rather fragile appearance found near the 

 old Siedentopf farm in the Ngorongoro Crater, 

 Tanganyika. 



75880. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 317. September 25, 1927. A species 

 found rarely among tall weeds and brush near 

 Camp Nyoka, Ngorongoro, Tanganyika. 

 It may be the same as No. 306 [No. 75877]. 



75881. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 318. September 20, 1927. An un- 

 usual species found in brush land near Camp 

 Nyoka, Ngorongoro, Tanganyika. 



75882. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 412. August 4, 1927. Kibosho 

 Road, near Moshi, Tanganyika. This 

 species is scarce and not a strong grower. 



75883. CucumismeloL. Cucurbitaceae. 



Melon. 



No. 360. October 27, 1927. A variety, said 

 to have come originally from South Africa, 

 presented by H. E. A. Durham, postmaster of 

 Nairobi, Kenya Colony. It is superior to any of 

 the dozens of varieties, including American 

 ones, which Mr. Durham has tried. 



75884. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. Poaceae. 



Bermuda grass. 

 No. 312. September 22, 1927. The type of 

 Bermuda grass found in the Ngorongoro Crater, 

 Tanganyika. Here it must endure severe 

 droughts, excessive grazing, and periodical or 

 semiannual burning. It produces seeds 

 freely. Many forms of Cynodon dactylon occur 

 in east Africa, this being one of the most 

 common. 



For previous introduction see No. 62037. 



75885. Dolichos lablab L. 



Fabaceae. 

 Hyacinth bean. 



No. 313. Old Siedentopf farm, Ngorongoro, 

 Tanganyika. September 22, 1927. A common 

 rather weedy species, with purple flowers, 

 widely distributed throughout Kenya Colony 

 and Tanganyika. It is cultivated to some 

 extent by the natives. 



75886. Elichrysum sp. Asteraceae. 



Everlasting. 



No. 592. Mount Kenya, Kenya Colony. 

 October 13, 1927. A large white everlasting 

 that is frequent in open places in forests and in 

 moors. 



75887. Eragrostis sp. Poaceae. Grass. 

 No. 330. September 25, 1927.5|The predomi- 

 nating species on the black waxy sun-cracked 

 soil between Camp Mukungani and Ngorongoro, 

 Tanganyika. This grass has been seen occasion 

 ally elsewhere in east Africa, but never in such 

 abundance. 



75888. Eragrostis sp. Poaceae. Grass. 

 No. 411. August 24, 1927. A common grass 



found in clearings on bush land near Moshi, 

 Tanganyika. 



75889 to 75891. Festuca spp. Poaceae. Grass. 

 75889. Festuca sp. 



No. 310. Camp Nyoka, Ngorongoro, 

 Tanganyika. September 19, 1927. An un- 

 known grass, one of the chief species aside 

 from Themeda triandra, in the thorn-bush 

 and grass plains between Mbulu and 

 Ngorongoro. 



