cxLvii. ghamitte.t, 991 



nerved, hispidiilous, margins strongly incurved (not winged), tip 

 membranous ; upper invol.-glume linear, obtuse, concave, rigidly 

 coriaceous, dark brown, hispidulous ; lower floral glume short, oblong, 

 truncate, nerveless ; upper floral glume represented by the subulate 

 white base of a hirsute awn which reaches 3 in. or more long. 

 Pedicellate spiTceJets much longer than the sessile (|— 4 in. long); pedicel 

 very short ; lower invol.-glume lanceolate, usually obliquely twisted,, 

 herbaceous, dorsally hispid with long bulbous-based hairs, the margins 

 more or less (often unequally) winged, the wings serrulate ; upper 

 invol.-glume oblong-lanceolate, acuminate, 5-neiTed, margins hyaline ; 

 lower floral glume oblong, 1-nerved : upper floral glume o-bovate-oblong, 

 ciliate, nerveless. Lower sessile spikelets like the pedicellate, more or 

 less covered with bulbous-based hairs. Fl. B. I. v. 7, p. 199 ; Grab. 

 Cat. p. 238; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 300; Trim. Fl. Cej/1. v. 5, p. 238; 

 Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 13 (1901) p. 438 ; Prain, Beng. PL 

 p. 1202 ; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 1, p. 244.— Flowers : ' Nov, 

 Veen. Kursali. 



Common throughout the Presidency. It is a very troublesome weed, the long; 

 awns twisting together like the strands of a rope and the sharp caUus of the spikelets 

 sticking into the hides of animals. It is a great annoyance to sportsmen, who come 

 out of a patch of the grass with their lower garments covered with the awns. Tiie 

 grass is known to Anglo-Indians as Spear Grass. — Distrib. Tropics generally. 



Andropogon Sorr/hvm, Brot. Fl. Lnsit. v. 1 (1804) p. 88. A tall 

 handsome grass, usually very robust, with a decompound panicle, 

 extensively cultivated throughout India for its grain. Whether 

 originally a native of India is very doubtful ; no Indian writer records 

 liaving found it wild or naturalized. It is cultivated in the warmer 

 parts of Europe, Asia and Africa, has been introduced into America and 

 Australia, and is known as the Great Millet. Fl. B. I. v. 7, p. 183; 

 Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 13 (1901) p. 438 ; Prain, Beng. PL 

 p. 1201. Sorghum vulgare, Pers. Syn. v. 1 (1805) p. 101 ; Watt, Diet. 

 Econ. Prod. v. 6, part 3, p. 289. Holcus SorgJitan, Liun. Sp. PI. (1753) 

 p. 1047; Grah. Cat. p. 238; Dalz. & Gibs. Suppl. p. 99.— Yehx. 

 Jondla ; Judri. 



Andropogon squarrosifs, Linn. f. Suppl. (1781) p. 433. The Khas- 

 Khas ; cultivated but not apparently indigenous in Bombay. The roots 

 are made into mats which are known as tattis and hung over doors and 

 kept wet to cool the atmosphere during the hot season. The aroma 

 from the wetted roots is very agreeable. Fl. B. I. v. 7, p. 186 ; Woodr. 

 in Journ. Bomb. Nat. v. 13 (1901) p. 438; Prain, Beng. PI. p. 120]. 

 Andropoqon muricatus, Eetz. Obs. fasc. 3 (1783) p. 43 ; Grah. Cat. 

 p. 238 ; Dalz. & Gibs. p. 302 ; Watt, Diet. Econ. Prod. v. 1, p. 245. 



Andropogon Sclioenanthiis, Linn. Sp. PL (1753) p. 1046. The Lemon- 

 Grass ; cultivated extensively in the Bombay Presidency for the manu- 

 facture of Lemon-Grass oil, which is used as an external application in 

 rheumatic affections. The oil is made largely in Khandesh and in the 

 Panch Mahals and sells at a high price. Fl. B. I. v. 7, p. 204 ; Grah. 

 Cat. p. 238; Dalz. & Gibs. Suppl. p. 99; Woodr. in Journ. Bomb. 

 Nat. V. 13 (1901) p. 438 ; Prain, Beng. PI. p. 1200 ; AVatt, Diet. Econ. 

 Prod. V. 1, p. 249. — Veen, Surwai. 



