GRAMINE/S: 123 



Sctaria glauca Beauv. ; F.B.L vii 78, XIII 2. Stem 

 I to 2 feet. Leaves broad or narrow, flat. 



Spike ^ to 7 inches long, ovoid to cylindrical, bristly 

 the spikelets each with 6 to 12 barbed bristles. Glume i 

 minute ; gl. ii shorter than iii which is empty or with 

 stamens only ; gl. iv broadly ovoid, very convex and 

 transversely ridged, t. 560. 



In grass, especially in gardens, etc. 

 Geti. Dist. Throughout India. 



POLLINIA. 



See Vol. I p, 452. 



Pollinia quadrincrvis Hack. ; Vol. I p. 452. t, 561. 



ISCH^MUM. 

 Ischaamum ciliare Retz. ; Vol. I p. 454. t. 562. 



ANDROPOGON. 



See Vol. I p. 455. 



CHRYSOPOGON. 



See Vol. I p. 456. 



Tall handsome grasses with open panicles of coloured 

 spikelets. 



Stigmas yellow Plant glabrous or nearly so, awn 2 in. red 



C. wightianus. 

 Stigmas purple. Plant pubescent, awn i in. C. zeylanicus. 



Chrysopogon wightianus Nees\ Vol. I p. 456. 

 Panicles very handsome, the yellow anthers and stigmas 

 conspicuous against the purple glumes. In dry places. 



Chrysopogon zeylanicus Thw, ; Vol. I p. 457. Outer 

 side of spikelets purple, inner sides greenish, giving 

 the whole panicle a mixed purple and pale greenish 

 appearance, Stigmas purple, t. 563. By streams. 



HETEROPOGON. 

 Hctcropogon contortus Beauv. ; Vol. I p. 457. Stark's 

 head. Distinct from all other of our grasses by its grey 



