BOMB A'* GRASSES. 195 



In Septehrbe* <-f tost yeak 1 (1890) Mr. Talbot of Kanara sent me 

 specimens of this grass marked" New species of Maiusuris." Finding 

 however that it was a Bpecies of RottbcelHa, hitherto undescribed, 

 I wrote <lm\ ii in my note-book the deseription above given, naming 

 it R. Talbbfr after Mr. Talbot. In February last (1891) Mr. 

 Duthie wrote me saying that in the collection of grasses sent by Mr. 

 Talbot to Polten, Hungary, Mr. Hackel had identified one as a new 

 species of Rottballia and named it R. gibbosa, and in May last, at my 

 request, kindly forwarded me a specimen, which turned out to be 

 the one I have described above. T think the name of R. Talboh 

 ought to have the honour of priority if Professor Hackel has not 

 as yet published his description. 



R. diccn/ens, Hack. Androp. 



A small cespitoae plant named A/arc/ at Mahableshwar. 



Culm, slender, straight, or slightly geniculate, 6 — 9 in-, branching 

 from the base, glabrous. Nodes 2 or 3 only, hairy. Sheath 1 — 1£ m 

 long, shorter than the internodes, loose and carinate. They and the 

 leaves with numerous hairs form a minutely papitose base. Ligula 

 about I lin., hairy, jagged. Leaves 3 — 4$ in. long by 2| lin., straight, 

 acuminate, complicate, arising insensibly from the sheath without 

 outward sensible distinction (only the ligula marks the distinction 

 between the 2). 



Racemes of light or pale yellow colour, somewhat compressed, 

 generally falcate, simple, solitary, 1—1^ in. long, rather thick, 

 terminal, elevated each on its filiform, jointed, sheathed peduncle of 

 various lengths. The end of the peduncles and the articles of the 

 rachis from which the racemes or spikelets have fallen oft", are 

 marked with a round cavity. 



Rachis glabrous. Spikelets 2, pedicillate and sessile. Sessile 

 spikelets 3 lines long without the awn. 5 lin. with the small 

 awn. 



Outer or first glume, coriaceous, elegantly muricated at the lower 

 half with the crooked points turned upwards ; the upper part sur- 

 rounded on each side by a thin white (somewhat transparent) mem- 

 branous wing with a small awn, 3 lin. long arising from the inner 

 margin of each wing, straight but slightly diverging, from the awn 

 ' the opposite side. 



