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37983 to 38041— Contd. (Quoted notes by Dorsett and Popenoe.) 

 38014. Panicum hieticatjle Presl. Poacese. 



"(No. 170a. From Horto Florestal. Probably a capim de passa- 

 rinho, grown on clay silt soil." 



88015. Synthebisma digitata (Sw.) Hitchcock. Poacese, 

 "(No. 171a.) From Horto Florestal, on dry silt soil." 



88016. Paspalum denticulatum Trinlus. Poacese. 



"(No. 172a.) Grass from Horto Florestal, on clay silt soil; not 

 abundant here." 



88017. Dactyloctenium aegtptium (L.) Willd. Poaceae. 

 (Eleusine aegyptiaca Desf.) Crowfoot grass. 



"(No. 173a.) Capim pe de gallinJia or pe de periqiiito, on clay silt 

 goil in Horto Florestal. Not considered to have much value. Re- 

 sists drought well ; not abundant here." 



88018. Panicum hibticaule Presl. Poacese. 



"(No. 174a.) Capim de passarinho, a very good grass, on clay silt 

 soil, in Horto Florestal.'* 



88019 and 38020. Ebiochloa polystachya H. B. K. Poaceae. 



38019. "(No. 175a.) On clay silt soil in Horto Florestal. 

 Not abundant here." 



38020. "(No. 176a.) On clay silt soil in Horto Florestal. 

 Of very good quality ; better for hay than pasture. Seems to 

 prefer clay soiL" 



88021. Tbicholaexa bosea Nees. Poacese. Favorita grass. 



'■ (Panicum teneriffae R. Br.) 



"(No. 177a.) Capim favorita, believed to be native, but now 

 planted in Minas Geraes, Sao Paulo, and elsewhere. Considered a 

 very good grass ; used for hay in Sao Paulo. 



For an illustration of favorita grass as grown in Brazil, see 

 Plate TIL 



38022. Ebiochloa punctata (L.) Hamilton. Poacese. 



"(No. 179a.) Height about 4 feet, on clay silt soil near river 

 bank in Horto Florestal. Good forage for stock." 



38023. Chloeis elegans H. B. K. Poaceae. Caatingueiro grass. 

 "(No. 180a.) Capim caatingueiro, believed by Dr. Leo Zehntner 



to be one of the best grasses here. Has come into flower three weeks 

 after cutting. On clay silt soil in Horto Florestal." 



For an illustration of caatingueiro grass as grown in Brazil, see 

 Plate YIII. 

 88024 to 38027. 



From Bom Fim, Bahia, Brazil. Collected February 26. 1914. 



38024. Panicum maximum Jacq. Poaceae. Guinea grass. 

 "(No. 184a.) Capim guin^ (guinea grass), or. as it is sometimes 



called, capim assH (big grass). Commonly cultivated here, there 

 being a number of small plantations 1 to 3 acres in extent. Planted 

 about 4 by 4 feet, grows 6 to 10 feet high. Said to be fine for cattle 

 but rather too fattening for horses/* 



