CHLORIS GAYANA . RHODES GRASS. 
"Rhodes gra3s is a native of central and southern Africa, 
where it is regarded as an extremely valuable species for 
pasture on dry soils. It is a perennial grass, growing from 
three to four feet high, very leafy, quite succulent, and the 
seed is borne on branching spikes on slender, branching stems. 
This is one of the most promising new introductions, especial- 
ly for pasture in the southern part of the Gulf States. It is 
also a very promising hay grass, giving two or three cuttings 
during a season, and the hay is of excellent quality. It is 
quite drought resistant, but is seriously injured by frosts, 
succumbing to temperatures of 18° P. Aside from being valu- 
able in the Gulf Coast States, it appears also to be promis- 
ing for the semi-arid regions of the extreme Southwest, where 
such low temperatures do not occur." (R. A. Oakley.) Photo- 
graph of plot at Arlington Parm, Virginia, taken in 1908, 
Plant Introduction No. 29361. 
