206— HEXANDRIA DIGYNIA, | Oryza. 
Sth. Aksuna-waree the plant, and Aksunaloo the 
grain. Grain like the last, but the table rice is finer; a 
large proportion of this is cultivated, 
6th. Krishna-neel-waree the plant, and Kirisline-necteliey 
the grain. The grain is awnless, very small, dark bluish- 
black colour. The prepared rice weky fine, and white; it is 
not much cultivated, Shi Ht 
This rice is generally boiled in: steam, on account of its 
fineness. It is eaten by the rich only, 
7th. Bangar-tiga, a large luxuriant sort; Grain white, 
and awnless ; prepared rice white, and tolerably fine, it is 
much cultivated in the Vizagapatam district, 
Sth. Kalee-ganda. | 'Thisis also a large luxuriant sort. 
The grain dark-coloured, awnless. The prepared rice to- 
lerably white, but not fine ; it requires but little water. 
9th. Telasuna-waree the plant, and Tella sunaloo the » 
grain, Itisa large luxuriant variety. The grain white, 
awnless ; the prepared rice white and fine. It is much 
colltiamdials ben : : 
There are besides the wiles about twenty more varie- 
ties of this division, more or less fine, but the principal 
are those above-mentioned. 
2. 0, coarctata, R. 
Panicle contracted ; valvelets of the cays subulate. 
Leaves culm-clasping. 
A native of the Delta of the Ganges, atid first disco 
vered there by Dr. Buchanan i in 1796. i time bax 
rainy season, } PPIEG 3 : 
Root fibrous, and appearsto be anaes Culms erect, 
ramous, jointed, from two to four feet high, smooth, their 
lower parts stem also perennial. Leaves sword-shaped; 
broadest at the culm-clasping base, tapering to a very 
fine, long point, smooth, and of a firm texture, unequally 
divided by the nerve, which is visible on the ‘back only, — 
margins armed with minute. prickles. Sheaths of the 
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