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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



15315 to 15332— Continued. 



15321 to 15332. Eaphaxus sp. 



15321. 



Ner'ima Marushiri. 



15322. 



Nerima Shirihoso. 



15323. 



Xerima Chiunaga 

 J[arushiri. 



15324. 



Jliyash ige. 



15325. 



Horijo. 



15326. 



Extra Early Ku- 

 nichi. 





Radish. 



15327. 



ToJcl'uri. 



15328. 



Shogoin. 



15329. 



Early Sal-urasJti 





ma. 



15330. 



JforigucJil. 



15331. 



Kurania. 



15332. 



Late SakurasJi iiiia 



15333 to 15371. 



From Pretoria, Transvaal. Presented by Prof. J. Burtt Davy, government 

 agrostologist and botanist, Transvaal Department of Agriculture. Received 

 August 14, 1905. 



Forage grasses. The numbers in parentheses are those assigned by Professor Davy. 



15333. (Natal redtop.) From 



Natal. (291/05) 



15334. Aeistida sp. From Na- 



tal. (288/05) 



15335. (Native grass.) From 



Natal. (305/05) 



15336* (Natal redtop.) From 

 Natal. (239/05) 



15337. Chloris viRGATA. From 



Natal. (290/05) 



15338. Eeagrostis sp. From 



Natal. (289/05) 



15339. (Native grass.) (292/05) 



15340. Chloris virgata ele- 



GANs(?). (233/05) 



15341. SETARiAsp. (300/05) 



15342. Eragrostis sp. (295/05) 



15343. (Native grass.) (386/05) 



15344. Setaria aurea. From 



Natal. (299/05) 



15345. (Native grass.) (297/05) 



15346. (Native grass.) (389/05) 



15347. (Native grass.) (423/05) 



15348. (Native grass. ) (520/05) 



15349. (Native grass.) (306/05) 



15350. (Native grass.) (471/05) 



15351. (Native grass.) (467/05) 



15352. (Native grass.) (469/05) 



15353. (Native grass.) (298/05) 



15354. ( Native grass. ) (464/05 ) 



15355. Chloris sp. (403/05) 



15356. (Native grass. ) (472/05 ) 



15357. (Native grass.) (466/05) 



15358. Eracjrostis sp. From 



Natal. (289/05) 



15359. Eragrostis sp. ( 390/05 ) 



15360. (Native grass.) (429/05) 



15361. (Native grass.) (396/05) 



15362. Paspalum sp. (234/05) 



15363. (Native grass.) (232/05) 



15364. Eragrostis curvula 



VALIDA. (307/05) 



15365. (Native grass,) (425/05) 



15366. Setaria SULCATA. From 



Natal. (312/05) 



15367. (Native grass.) (388/05) 



15368. (Native grass.) (387/05) 



15369. (Native grass.) From 



Natal. (315/05) 



16370. (Native grass.) (308/05) 

 15371. (Native grass.) (296/05) 



' ' Several of the species of Setaria and Eragrostis are valuable forage grasses. Setaria 

 sulcata (S. P. I. No. 15366) is one of our best forage grasses, but requires a warm climate. 

 It will stand some frost, however, as the roots have not been killed with a tempera- 

 ture of -f 18° F. Setaria aurea (S. P. I. No. 15344) is a valuable hay grass. S. P. I. 

 No. 15340 and S. P. I. No. 15337, forms of Chloris virgata, tho annual, are of great 

 value here, making an excellent and sweet hay. This grass ought to be tried in Ari- 

 zona, New ]Mexico, and southern California, and I am sending seedrto the Arizona 

 and California stations. ' ' {Davy. ) 



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