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a splendid grass for a rattle run, as it produces a great amount of 

 feed. In this Presidency it is not credited with such high properties. 



And ropogon poly stachius, Roxb. Fl, Ind. I. 261 ; Dalz. and Gibs., 

 Bomb. FL 301, is a variety of Heteropogan contorlus with fasciculated 

 spikes. The authors of the Bomb. Flora say " Rather a rare 

 grass. Our specimens were found on the western side of the 

 Mahableshwar hills." This variety is found in Lanowlee, Khandalla, 

 and other districts of this Presidency, growing along with the 

 typical species. 



S. insignts, Thwart. Enum. PL ZeyL 437 ; Andropogan triticens t 

 R. Br. Prodr. 201. 



Ver. Motti Kussal, Bale, Patang. 



All over the Presidency ; also in Burma, Ceylon, Philippine Islands, 

 Java and Australia. 



LOPHOPOGON, Hack, 



L. tridentatus, Hack. Andropogon. 254 ; Andropogon tridentatus, 

 Roxb. H. Ind. I. 257 ; Apocopis trident ata, Benth. Jour. Linn. 

 Soc. xix. 67. 



Ver. Reda, Yerke, Alli-Kussal {Alii means buffalo), Gonda t 

 Chirka. 



Grows all over India. Common in this Presidency, very common 



in Poona, where large tracts of fields occupied by this grass have a 



peculiar yellowish (ferruginous) look. Cattle do not seem to relish 



it ; it is eaten only when young ; said to be eaten by buffaloes in 



Sholapur. 



ANDROPOGON, Linn. 



A. fastigiatus, Sw. Prod. 26 ; Fl. Ind, sec. 207. 



This is a tall grass with long narrow leaves and long leafy panicle, 

 and, I believe, it is rare in this Presidency. My specimens are from 

 Kandwa, sent by Dr. Dymock. It is also found in Central India, 

 tropical Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Jamaica, Cuba, Peru, Venezula, 

 Abyssinia, &c. 



A. fovcolatus, Del. Descr. de l'Egypt, Plate 8, Fig. 2. A. 

 monostacnyns, Spreng. Pug. II. 9. 



Ver. Maricel, Bowri, Kard gandhel. In East and "West 

 Khandeish, and in the Deccan on rocky grounds. Also all over 

 India, Sindh, and tropical Africa. Admitted to be a good fodder. 

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