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SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



51306 to 51333— Continued. 



51315. Melinis minutifloba Beauv. Poaceae. Grass. 

 A Brazilian grass which forms a dense carpet 3 or 4 feet thick; the 



blades of this grass are covered with a kind of wax, which is said to be 

 sufficient to polish one's boots when walking through a thick growth of it. 

 It is unusually palatable to cattle and horses. (Adapted from note 

 under S. P. I. No. 4II48, which see for previous introduction.) 



51316. Panicum sp. Poacese. Grass. 



51317. Paspalum scrobicui atum L. Poacese. Koda millet. 

 An erect annual grass, averaging Z feet in height, native to India, 



where it is also extensively cultivated for the edible grain. The 

 grain is poisonous, however, unless kept for a number of years. Cattle 

 are fond of the grass before it ripens ; when it is ripening it is poisonous 

 to stock. (Adapted from Watt, Dictionary of the Economic Products of 

 India, vol. 6, pt. 1, p. 111.) 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 35332. 

 51318 to 51323. Spokouolus spp. Poacese. Grass. 



51318. Spoeobolus sp. 51321. Spoeoboltjs sp. 



51319. Spobobolus sp. 51322. Spoeobolus sp. 



51320. Spoeobolus sp. 51323. Spoeobolus sp. 



51324 to 51331. Syntheeisma spp. Poacese. Grass. 



51324. Syntheeisma sp. 51328. Syntheeisma sp. 



51325. Syntheeisma sp. 51329. Syntheeisma sp. 



51326. Syntheeisma sp. 51330. Syntheeisma sp. 



51327. Syntheeisma sp. 51331. Syntheeisma sp. 



51332 and 51333. Teistachya spp. Poacese. Grass. 

 51332. Teistachya sp. 51333. Teistachya sp. 



51334 to 51343. 



From Kenia, British East Africa. Seeds collected by Dr. H. L. Shantz, 

 Agricultural Explorer of the United States Department of Agriculture. 

 Received September, 1920. 

 A collection of grasses from British East Africa. 



51334. Andeopogon teichopus Stapf. Poacese. Grass. 

 "(No. 1093. Fort Hall, Kenia Province. June 17, 1920.) A tall 



grass abundant along roadways." 



51335. Capbiola dactylon (L.) Kuntze. Poacese. Grass. 

 "(No. 1060. En route from Meru to Embu, Kenia Province. June 16, 



1920. ) A grass which forms large mats in the roadway in this mountain 

 country." 



For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 44098. 



51336. Chaetochloa atjeea (Hochst.) Hitchc. Poacese. Grass. 

 "(No. 1077. Embu, Kenia Province. June 17, 1920.) A tall gi-ass, 



abundant but never dominant over large areas." 

 For previous introduction, see S. P. I. No. 38773. 



