(which was idouniied by Trimen as A. Sclioenanthus, var. versi- 
color) is particularly common in the Island of Delft ia Adam's 
Strait, and has, under the name < Delft grass,' the reputation of 
being a good fodder for horses. I have seen no specimens from 
that locality. 
In 1 902, a volatile oil was prepared from a sample of the grass 
collected on the hills about Ootacamund by Mr. Proudlock. The 
average yield is given as 0-25 per cent. ; but so far no analysis 
seems to have been made of it. 
11. Vetiveria zizanioides, Stapf. 
(Andropogon muricatus, Retz.) 
Khas Khas (Hind. ?)— Vetiver (Tamil). 
fiJJiS?* HIST ?Y-~ If We admit certain deductions of the 
Sanscritists-and there is no objection to them from the botanist's 
point or view— this grass, best known as ' Khas Khas' or 'Vetiver,' 
™W 1 h A ave + ! )een P0P nl " w ^h the peoples of Northern India for a 
-'> ], 'f. }}"}<;: ^- ^>nes,* as long ago as 1795, identified the 
£t™5? i°S ° f the A ^ ,r ™^- - I'i'M -mm...- rho more recent 
tames DuttJ has come to the same 
^IZTL^ Sanscrit names which have been interpreted in 
Lamq/jaka (or Lamaja) and Bald. 
' i., p. 571), 
tv>pi,. w* — ""^ -»««■" nmaus were instructed to build 
stZ„*?>?r> 'V'" 1 ' 1 ^' *l>"v <"•■ l',,-,,,,,, .„„, A -, M « { Desmo- 
samework;!?'''' -•■/''■'' ' ' — •' E *d» is, in the 
bTtW^™ 'Camera Hay '(OS 
faquir withShf ' D ^ ha :*\^a' (long-ro 
much more' ' Ls «««««ted in the Nighandas, are 
SteroSln ?r?? Ve .° f ^^ Khas '' and Heyne'Bf and Elliot's! 
SoJ t K! £ ° term aS con noting the latter is therefore 
^ Hessler also renders the Bald of SuWta with 
Pavoniaf' oil. ,|in « t0 "««! it stands for 
frequently Zt S- ^ plant whose aromatic roots are 
HindiSaUv alsn d?n ? U medlcine ' Bnt the fact that Bald in 
,as Khas 'and that the 
inXsame ' '^ VaU are applied 
fcbeaaanmpti -ler's identification. In proof of 
long a°o the ln fLr f 5 has wa s an article of some importance 
p.572) B aiw Prefer to ^ ?" ' Pharmac <^aphia Indica ' (vol. III-. 
- 
" 'ch are dated A.D. 1103 
the articles subject to 
,1a,' which 
t Dutt. Malaria 'ml '" [ " ' '' '" (1 
• U«tt. l.c, p. 293. * P - l ° 6 ' 
