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61634 to 61695— Continued. 



No. 420. Mochudi, Bechu- 

 analand. June 15, 1924. Similar 

 to 421 [S. P. I. No. 61669], but 

 known as Sefoke. 



61669. No. 421. Known as No<mya>- 

 antlhana, a good late variety. 



61670. No. 422. Typical Mabele, 

 known as Sekamfokane. 



61671. No. 423. One of the best 

 types, known as SegaoTane. 



61672. No. 424. 



61673. No. 460. June, 1924. A sample 

 of the Kafir corn. 



61674. HOLCUS SORGHUM VERTICILLIFLO- 



rds (Steud.) Hitchc. Poacese. 



Tabucki grass. 



No. 306. May 8, 1924. Wild sorghum 

 variety, very abundant on lowlands above 

 southern end of Nyasaland, Domira Bay. 



61675. Htpericophylldm sp. Asteracese. 



No. 262. Livingstonia. April 23, 

 1924. A beautiful composite with deep, 

 rich-red flowers. 



61676. Manisuris sp. Poacese. Grass. 



No. 307. Domira Bay, May 8, 1924. 

 A very tall rank grass abundant on the 

 lowlands about Lake Nyasa, especially on 

 the black cotton soils, where it grows 

 from 6 to 8 feet high and produces a 

 heavy crop of seed. 



61677. Oryza sativa L. Poacese. Bice. 



No. 201. Beira, Portuguese East Af- 

 rica. April 20, 1924. A very low-grow- 

 ing, small-seeded variety. Grown at 

 Beira on drier land. It has a peculiar 

 odor and may be valuable. 



61678. Panicum madagascariense Spreng. 

 Poaceae. Grass. 



No. 202. Beira, Portuguese East Af- 

 rica. April 20, 1924. A small grass, 

 very attractive and valuable as an orna- 

 mental. 



61679. Panicum sp. Poacese. Grass. 



No. 388. Tjolotjo. June 11, 1924. 

 One of the grasses which is most success- 

 ful in the semiarid agriculture of the 

 eastern Kalahari. 



61680. Pogonarthria sp. Poacese. Grass. 



No. 418. Tjolotjo, Southern Rhodesia. 

 June 11, 1924. Mixed grass seed of the 

 type which forms the grass cover on the 

 eastern edge of the Kalahari Desert. 



61681. Sesamum angolense Welw. Pe- 

 daliacese. 



No. 386. Tjolotjo, Southern Rhodesia. 

 June 11, 1924. This appears to be a 

 smaller flowered type of wild sesame than 

 is found in Central Africa. 



61682. Solanum tuberosum L. Solana- 

 cese. Potato. 



No. 293. Livingstonia. April 30, 

 1924. Brought from Scotland some 

 years ago and grown on the highlands 

 above Nyasaland. 



61683 and 61684. Sorghum versicolor 

 Anderss. Poaceae. Black Sudan grass. 



61683. No. 239. April 23, 1924. A 

 rather small plant about 3 to 6 feet 

 high, abundant along the road south 

 of Fort Johnston, Nyasaland. 



61634 to 61695— Continued. 



61684. No. 340. May 13, 1924. A 

 dark-seeded plant resembling Sudan 

 grass, abundant along roadways at 

 the southern end of Lake Nyasa. 

 The heads are dark, drooping grace- 

 fully, and the seeds shatter easily. 



61685. Sporobolus sp. Poacese. Grass. 



No. 208. Beira, April 22, 1924. The 

 golf course at Beira is made up of this 

 grass. When closely clipped it makes a 

 good turf. Most of the golf course is 

 near tidewater level. 



61686. Sterculia sp. Sterculiacese. 



No. 240. Fort Johnston. April 22, 

 1924. A large white-barked tree with 

 very soft wood. The leaves are some- 

 what like those of the cotton plant. 

 The pods are large, resembling those of 

 Asclepias, but with stinging hairs around 

 the aril, which is bright red. It is some- 

 times called the " fever " tree and is lo- 

 cally known as N'goza. The seeds are 

 said to be picked to form a powder used 

 as snuff. 



61687. Terminalia s e r i c e a Burchell. 

 Combretacese. 



No. 407. Tjolotjo, Southern Rhodesia. 

 June 11, 1924. A well-shaped ornamen- 

 tal tree, suitable for a semiarid coun- 

 try ; the yellow wood is of excellent 

 quality and the most valued of any in 

 the region. Bark cloth of poor quality is 

 made from the bark. The tree is known 

 under the native names of Umangwe, 

 M'Susu, M'Tarataka, etc. 



61688. Themeda sp. Poacese. Grass. 



No. 443. Ramanthlava, Bechuanaland. 

 June 16, 1924. Mixed grass seed from 

 the acacia-tall-grass belt, which is prob- 

 ably the most successful grazing region 

 of Africa. 



61689. Tradescantia sp. Commelinacea^ 



No. 263. Livingstonia. April 27, 1924. 

 A very delicate variety with showy flow- 

 ers ; it should be of value as an orna- 

 mental. 



61690 to 61692. Tricholaena rosea Nees. 

 Poacese. Natal grass. 



. No. 295. April 30, 1924. Mixed 

 grass seed from the hills above Liv- 

 ingstonia. 



61691. No. 305. Koto Koto, Nyasaland. 

 May 7, 1924. A rather large type, 

 abundant west of Lake Nyasa on the 

 lowlands. 



61692. No. 319. M'Khoma, Nyasaland. 

 May 12, 1924. A grass grown in 

 native sod. 



61693. Triticum aestivum L. (T.vulgare 

 Vill.). Peacecaa. Common wheat. 



No. 294. Livingstonia. April 30, 

 1924. Wheat grown on the highlands 

 above Nyasaland. It yields fairly well 

 here. Much of the flour used here is 

 produced on the highlands. 



61694 and 61695. Vigna sinensis (Tor- 

 ner) Savi. Fabacese. Oowpea. 



Nos. 389 and 419-b. Tjolotjo, South- 

 ern Rhodesia. June 12, 1924. An im- 

 portant crop at the edge of the desert. 

 There are many types grown in the 

 same field. An effort was made to in- 

 clude all types in the sample. 



61694. No. 389. 61695. No. 419-b. 



