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PLANT MATERIAL INTRODUCED 



75865 to 75959— Continued. 



75934. Tkifolium sp. 



No. 290. August 22, 1927. A small pur- 

 ple-flowered clover common along the road 

 up to the Kibosho mission, from Moshi, on 

 Kilimanjaro Mountain, Tanganyika. These 

 seeds were collected in the mission grounds 

 along the side of a ravine. They are similar 

 to No. 291 [No. 75935], except that the flowers 

 are purplish magenta instead of deep purple. 

 No. 291 is usually the smaller plant of the two. 



75935. Trifolium sp. 



No. 291. Collected along a ravine at the 

 Kibosho mission, above Moshi, on Kili- 

 manjaro Mountain, Tanganyika, at an alti- 

 tude of 4,500 feet, August 22, 1927. A 

 species similar to No. 290 [No. 75934], except 

 it is somewhat smaller and the flowers are a 

 deep purple instead of light purplish magenta. 

 It is not as common as No. 290 and ripens a 

 little earlier. 



75936. Trifolium sp. 



No. 294. Madschame mission, Moshi, 

 Tanganyika, August 22, 1927. A very 

 scarce clover in the closely grazed Kikuyu 

 grass "downs," just above the mission, at an 

 altitude of about 5,000 feet. It is not nearly 

 as abundant as Nos. 290 and 291 [Nos. 75934 

 and 75935J. It may be a form of Trifolium 

 johnstonii, but the florets are mostly clear 

 white. 



75937 and 75938. TRIFOLIUM spp. 



A small red-flowered clover very abundant 

 on Kilimanjaro Mountain and Mount Meru, 

 Tanganyika. It occurs abundantly in the 

 Kikuyu grass "downs," just below the 

 forest, at altitudes between 3,000 and 6,000 

 feet. It stands very close grazing, but where 

 not grazed it grows a foot or more high. 



75937. Trifolium sp. 



No. 295a. Collected near the first 

 waterfall above Marangu on the way to 

 Nanga, Moshi, Tanganyika, August 26, 

 1927. 



75938. Trifolium sp. 



No. 295b. Collected along the bank of 

 a stream on Mount Meru, Arusha, Tan- 

 ganyika, September 30, 1927. 



75939. Trifolium sp. 



No. 296. August 23, 1927. A dwarf white- 

 flowered clover growing at the Madschame 

 mission, Moshi, Tanganyika. It may be the 

 same as No. 294 [No. 75936], but is much 

 smaller and apparently noncreeping. It is 

 similar in appearance to No. 295 [Nos. 75937, 

 75938, 75968], but has white flowers. It is 

 not common. 



75940. Trifolium sp. 



No. 297. Madschame mission, Moshi, 

 Tanganyika, August 23, 1927. A very 

 scarce violet-flowered clover which may be 

 the same as No. 290 [No. 75934], but is quite 

 distinct from Nos. 291 and 295 [Nos. 75935, 



75937. 75938, and 75968]. It ripens several 

 weeks later than No. 295. On ungrazed land 

 it becomes a foot or more tall and somewhat 

 resembles Trifolium hybridum in habit. 



75941. Trifolium sp. 



No. 301. September 19, 1927. A red- 

 flowered clover resembling No. 290 [No. 

 75934], growing at the edge of the water of a 

 little stream which comes down from the rim 

 of Ngorongoro, at Camp Nyoka, Tanganyika. 

 The branches were actually trailing in and 

 under the water with roots from the nodes 

 striking down through the water. The main 

 taproot, however, was always in the drier 

 soil at the edge of the stream. 



75865 to 75959— Continued. 



75942. Trifolium sp. 



No. 302a. September 22, 1927. A large 

 pink-flowered clover, similar in appearance 

 and habit to alsike clover, growing among 

 grass and as a weed in an adjacent cornfield 

 on the old Siedentopf farm, inside the Ngoron- 

 goro Crater, Tanganyika. This is the only 

 clover found in any luxuriance in Ngorongoro, 

 and it is probably the one referred to by Mr. 

 Barnes in his book, Through the Great 

 Crater Land to the Congo. At this season 

 (late September) there is not a trace of this 

 or any other clover on the vast plains that 

 form the floor of the great crater. It stems 

 doubtful if any clover exists on the actual 

 floor, since the surface is covered with typical 

 oatgrass and Bermuda grass flora which is 

 obviously subject to severe drought and 

 which, elsewhere, never contains clover. 

 No. 302a apparently has many forms, some 

 of them closely resembling Trifolium 

 johnstonii. 



75943. Trifolium sp. 



No. 302b. September 25, 1927. This 

 species is probably the same as No. 302a 

 [No. 75942], but it was growing in the wet 

 meadow, about half a mile from Camp Nyoka, 

 on the outside of Ngorongoro, Tanganyika. 



75944. Trifolium sp. 



No. 314. September 25, 1927. A single 

 plant, probably of No. 302a [No. 75942], 

 growing in the wet meadow about half a 

 mile from Camp Nyoka, on the outside of 

 Ngorongoro, Tanganyika. It is conspicuous 

 because of the distinct pink spots in the 

 centers of the leaflets and the distinct red 

 margins of the young leaflets. 



75945. Trifolium sp. 



No. 316. September 25, 1927. A single 

 plant, probably of No. 302a [No. 75942], 

 growing in the wet meadow about half a mile 

 ^from Camp Nyoka, on the outside of Ngoron- 

 *goro, Tanganyika. It is conspicuous because 

 of the distinct white midribs. This species 

 closely resembles Trifolium johnstonii. 



75946. Trifolium sp. 



No. 319. August 31, 1927. A relatively 

 large creeping pink-flowered clover growing 

 in the path between Bismarck's and Peter's 

 huts, Kilimanjaro Mountain, Tanganyika, 

 at altitudes between 10,000 and 11,000 feet. 

 It forms a dense mat in open places between 

 the bunch grass, but produces very few 

 blossoms at this season. It is undoubtedly a 

 good grazing clover, but its apparent poor 

 seeding habit is a disadvantage. 



75947. Trifolium sp. 



No. 347. A fine clover, abundant on 

 Mount Kenya, Kenya Colony, between 

 6,000 and 13,000 feet altitude. It grows only 

 in locations with plenty of soil moisture. 

 In places the paths and meadows are a solid 

 mass of this clover, which ranges in height 

 between 2 and 16 inches, depending upon 

 conditions. It blooms profusely, seeds freely, 

 and ripens in late November or December. 

 It stands trampling and close grazing, but also 

 grows large enough for hay. This species is 

 one of the best in east Africa. 



75948. Trifolium sp. 



No. 348. October 14, 1927. A white 

 clover, which may be a form of Trifolium 

 johnstonii, found occasionally in paths and 

 meadows on Mount Kenya, Kenya Colony, 

 at altitudes between 5,000 and 8,000 feet. It is 

 very abundant in the prairies at the foot of the 

 mountain on the way to Capt. A. W. Miller's 

 farm at Kalabu, Nanyuki, Kenya Colony, 

 from Soames Camp. It is not nearly as 

 abundant on Mount Kenya as No. 347 

 [No. 75947], and ceases altogether at altitudes 

 of 8,000 or 9,000 feet. 



