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half of hay to a cutting. This hay is of very fine quality 
and is eagerly eaten by horses and cows. In Florida it is 
already being grown on a commercial scale." (C. V. Piper.) 
41897. Chloris paraguiensis Steud. "A perennial grass native 
to India, Burma, and Ceylon, but now widespread in the 
tropics. According to Duthie it is considered in northern 
India 'a good fodder grass up to the time of flowering, 
after which time cattle will not touch it'. In Australia 
it is considered one of the best grasses for pasturage and 
hay. Previous tests in this country (No. 36255) did not 
indicate that it is of much value." (Piper.) 41898. Chloris 
virgata Swartz. "An annual grass forming stools 2 to 3 feet 
high. Originally described from the West Indies, but ap- 
parently the same species occurs in the tropics of the Old 
World. It "has been tested at many places in the United 
States, but nowhere has it given sufficient promise to 
warrant cultivation." (Piper.) 
Chrysopogon mohtanws Trln. (Poaceae.) 41899. Seeds 
from Kirke'e, India. Presented by Mr. William Burns i Eco- 
nomic Botanist. "This perennial grass is a handsome species 
growing to a height of 3 to 5 feet. In India It has an 
excellent reputation for fodder and according to Duthie 
the seeds are collected and used for food by the natives. 
This -grass has succeeded well in Florida and at Biloxl, 
Miss., and in this region possesses some promise as a past- 
ure grass." (C. V. Piper.) 
Crataegus pinnatifida Bunge . (Malaceae.) 41952-41953. 
Hawthorn seeds from near Peking, China. Collected by Mr-. 
D. F. Higgins . 41952 . "Sia-la-hung . The large Chinese thorn- 
apple which is grafted on seedlings of the smaller variety. 
These seeds are not fertile." 41953. "Sia-la-hung. Chinese 
thorn-apple. These are the seeds of the wild indigenous 
variety. It Is also cultivated for its fruit and for the 
stock on which the large variety is grafted. These seeds 
are fertile." (Higgins.) 
Crataegus pinnatifida, Bunge. (Malaceae.) 42017. Seeds 
of a hawthorn from Tamlngfu, Chlh-li, North China. Pre- 
sented by Rev. Horace W. Houldlng. "Named in Chinese Shan 
Li Sung or Mountain red pear. My wife says to her it 
stands next to the apple for home use in cooking. It is 
good for jelly and marmalade and when dipped whole into 
melted rock-sugar it makes the finest confection and one 
of the most healthful that I know of. There is a use for 
this fruit in America." (Houldlng.) 
Eragrostis abyssinica (Jacq.) Schrad. (Poaceae.) 41903. 
Seeds from Klrkee, India. Presented by Mr. William Burns, 
Economic Botanist. "Teff, cultivated as a good grain in 
Abyssinia, has in recent years proven very valuable for 
