MR. M. P. EDGEWORTH—FLORULA MALLICA. - 209 
, ARISTIDA (ARTHRATHERUM) MaLLICA. Foliis scabris pilosis, glumis 
subequalibus (inferiore paullo longiore) acuminatissimis in setula 
hispidula terminatis. 
Multan. 
Nana, vix spithamea, culmis parce pilosis. Folia scabra. Glume in 
setula hispidula terminate, acuminatissime, longior paullo brevior 
(5-7-linealis) carina serrulata. Gluma superior lzvis, 1-nervia (41-6- 
lnealis).  Flosculus scaberrimus ; arista paullo super caryopsem sece- 
dens, stipite scabro-hispido 8-9-lineali, setis duabus 10-12 lin., tertia 
14-15-linealibus. 
This species is technically most like Royleana, Trin. (Steud. Gr. 
no. 177, p. 143), but the habit is very different; it is of a red- 
dish colour, and very dwarf. It seems to approach nearest to A. 
lieocalycina, Trin. (Steud. Gr. no. 120, p. 146), but I have not seen 
an authentic specimen of that; the proportion of the glumes also 
is at variance. 
ARISTIDA ARTICULATA.  Erecta, glabra, folis subacerosis, panicula 
coarctata, glumis subeequalibus, arista ad apicem stipitis articulata. 
Rechnab deserto. 
Culmi erecti v. geniculatim decumbentes. Vagine nodique glabri. 
Ligula pilosa. Folia sesquipollicaria, subacerosa. Panicula coarctata. 
Glumze hispidulo-scabrz ; inferior paullo brevior, carinata, acuta, mu- 
cronulata; superior bifida, intra dentes setula mucronata. Flosculus 
striato-hispidus ; arista in glumis latitans, ad apicem stipitis articulata, 
setis tribus subzequalibus 6-7-linealibus. 
The habit is that of rigescens (R. S. ; Steud. Gr. no. 100, p. 141) ; 
but I do not observe any other specimens of this species in the 
Kew herbarium, nor any in whieh the awn is jointed at the 
branching of the setze. 
ARISTIDA (STIPAGROSTIS) PLUMOSA (Linn.; Steud. Gr. no. 125, p. 141) 
(lanata of Forskahl). 
This species I have found both at Jhung and in the sand-hills 
to the south of the Multan district. I cannot agree with Dr. 
T. Anderson in referring the Aden species to this. One of the 
original specimens in the Linnean herbarium is identieal with 
this. The other seems to be rather the “ obtusa” of Delile (no. 128, 
Steud, Gr. p.144). Col. Munro, in his paper on the Linnean 
grasses, makes no remark on this second specimen, which assuredly 
is a different species from the true and original plumosa. l 
In his Aden Flora Dr. T. Anderson unites A. vulgaris, Trin. 
(Steud. Gr. no. 66) to A. Adscensionis, Linn. (no. 76) ; but the 
blunt truncate glumes appear to me to be a most distinct charac- 
teristic. 
