JANUARY 1 TO MARCH 31, 1920. 



47 



49506 to 49521. 



From Poona, Bombay Presidency, India. Seeds presented by Dr. William 

 Burns, economic botanist, Bombay Department of Agriculture. Num- 

 bered March 26, 1920. 



49506. Andkopogon caeicosus L. Poacese. Grass. 

 A grass with erect stems, forming tufts at the rooting nodes of the 



creeping base. The linear leaves are 6 to 8 inches long and the racemes 

 are pale green or silvery. Native to tropical Asia and Madagascar. 

 ( Adapted from Cooke, Flora of Bombay, vol. 2, p. 987.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 41886. 



49507. Andkopogon cabicosus L. Poaceae. Grass. 

 Received as Andropogon ammlatus. 



49508. Andkopogon pachyakthrus Hack. Poaceae. Grass. 

 An annual grass with linear glabrous leaves and slender stems, 6 to 



18 inches high, suberect and decumbent below. Native of the East Indies 

 and Dekkan, India. (Adapted from Cooke, Flora of Bomlay, vol. 2, p. 



im.) 



Received as Andropogon pumilics. 



49509. Andkopogon purptjreo-sericeus Hochst. Poaeece. Grass. 

 A robust annual grass with smooth and polished erect stems 3 to 4 feet 



high, and linear leaves 8 to 10 inches long. Native to Abyssinia. 

 ( Adapted from Cooke. Flora of Bomlay, vol. 2, p. 984.) 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 41891. 



49510. Andropogon pektusus (L.) Willd. Poaceae. Grass. 

 A perennial grass native to soutliern Asia and tropical and sub- 

 tropical Australia. One of the best grasses to withstand long droughts, 

 while it will bear any amount of feeding. It endures cold better than 

 some other Queensland Andropogons, and though not so palatable to pas- 

 ture animals as some other grasses it is valuable for the summer season, 

 when many others fail in the arid interior. It is of inferior value where 

 the best English grasses can be grown ; it is even apt to strangle them. 

 (Adapted from Mueller, Select Extra-Tropical Plants, p. 4^.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 34046. 



49511. Andropogon tkinii Steud. Poaceae. Grass. 

 {A. monticola trinii Hooker.) 



A perennial grass with slender culms, 1 to 3 feet high, in dense tufts 

 and with spreading branches at length erect. Native to India, the East 

 Indies, and tropical Africa. C Adapted from Thiselton-Byer, Flora Capen- 

 sis, vol. 7, p. 3.'i9.) 



Received as Andropogon monticola. 



49512. Apluda abistata Tomer. Poaceae. Grass. 

 A creeping perennial grass, commonly found in hedges or other shady 



places in the plains of northern India and in the Himalayas, ascending to 

 7,0(X) feet in altitude. It is used for fodder in the Banda district. 

 (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of 11\c Economic Products of India, 

 vol. 1, p. 212.) 



Received as Andropogon varia. 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 41892. 



