JUNE 1 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1920. 



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50726 to 50966— Continued. 



50779 to 50829. Holcus spp. Poacese. 



50779. Holcus sorghum L. Poace«. Sorghum. 

 {Sorghum v^idgare Pers.) 



"(No. 735. Nyanza, Urundi. March 7, 1920.) A collection of 

 seeds from many different plants. Jt should all be planted and the 

 different forms (if any) segregated. Collected from hundreds of 

 plants." 



50780. HoLcus sobghum sudanensis (Piper) Hitchc. Poacese. 



Sudan grass. 



"(No. 657. M'Sala near Nyanza, 60 kilometers north of Kigoma. 

 February 24, 1920. Herb. No. 679.) Sudan grass grows abundantly 

 here. The plants are 6 to 10 feet tall." 



50781 to 50808. "(Nyanza, Urundi. March 7, 1920.) The follow- 

 ing numbers are heads of Holcus. The measurements here given 

 are: (1) Height of plant, in meters; (2) heads, in centimeters (two 

 or more measurements mean that there were that number of 

 heads) ; (3) number of nodes; and (4) number of branches. The 

 branching indicated as 4-1-1 means branched at fourth node below 

 the top one." 



50781. Holcus sorghum sudanensis (Piper) Hitchc. Poacefe. 



Sudan grass. 



"(1^0. 709.) Measurements: (1) 3.35. (2) 45, (3) 13, (4) 0." 

 '50782 and 50783. Holcus sorghum effusus (Hack.) Hitchc. 

 Poacere. 



50782. "(No. 710.) Measurements: (1) 4.39, (2) 39, (3) 



16, (4) 0." 



Kamenin grass. 



50783. "(No. 711.) Measurements: (1) 4.42, (2) 46, (3) 

 15, (4) 0." 



50784, Holcus sorghum L. Poaceae. Sorghum, 

 {Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 



"(No. 712.) Measurements: (1) .3.44. (2) 3T,'(3) 14. (4) 0." 



50785. Holcus sosGHu:Nr effust's (Hack.^ Hitchc. Poacese. 



Kamerun grass. 



"(No. 713.) Measurements: (1) 3.97. (2) 43, (3) 18, (4) 0.'" 

 50786 to 50788. Holcus soRGHUic L. Poacese. Sorghum. 

 {Sorghum vulgare Pers.) 



50786, "(No. 714.) Measurements: (1) 4.22, (2) 42, (3) 



17, (4) 0." 



50787, "(No, 715.) Measurements: (1) 4.08, (2) 42, (3i 

 19, (4) 5+1." 



50788, "(No. 716.) Measurements: (1) 3.80, {2} 39, (3) 

 13, (4) 5-t-l; not matured." 



50789. Holcus sobghum vebticilliflobus (Steud.) Hitchc. 



Poacefe. Tabucki grass. 



"(No. 717.) Measurements: (1) 3.67, (2 ) 38, (3 ) 22, (4 ) 31; 

 roots are nine nodes at base." 



