strict, elate, attaining 2 m. or more in height and about 8 mm. in 

 diameter, subtrigonous-terete, shiuing, foliate, branched above, the nodes 

 not elevated. Leaves elongate, linear or broadly linear, 6-13 mm. broad, 

 long-acuminate, shorter than the stem but the superior ones exceeding it, 

 scabrous on the margin and on the midrib dorsally, subcoriaceous, the 

 cauline ones long-sheathing with the truncate mouth, the basal ones 

 tufted ; midrib delicately carinate dorsally ; veins numerous, close, with loose 

 delicate transverse venules between them. Cyme compound-corymboso- 

 umbellate, but sometimes simply corymbose- umbellate in those of the 

 branches, the terminal cyme 7-16cm. long, the lateral ones smaller; radii 

 few to several, erect or erect-patent, unequal in length, the longest one about 

 10cm. long, slender, compressed-semiterete, smooth or slightly scabrous on 

 the edges ; pedicels of the 2nd umbel about 2-5, with a head at the top 

 or sometimes bearing a tertiary umbel which has 1-2 short 1-headed pedicels, 

 erect-patent, unequal in length, compressed, the longest one 4|cm. long; 

 involucral bracts several, the outer 3 or 4 much longer than the cyme, but 

 often shorter in those of the branches, linear, long-acuminate, scabrous on 

 the margins and on the midrib dorsally, dilated and embracing at the base ; 

 bracts of the 2nd umbel about 2-.5, angustato-linear, long-acuminate, the 

 outer one longer and often exceeding the umbel. Spicule sessile, 4-niany, 

 glomerate into a semi-globose or globular head 8-15 mm. or sometimes 

 17 mm. across, elliptical or oblong or sometimes oblong-cylindrical, obtuse, 

 densely flowered, 5-7 mm. or sometimes 12mm. long, brunneo-ferruginous, 

 the central (interior) head sessile ; rachilla straight, glabrous, thickish ; 

 bracteoles several, subulato-linear, long-acuminate, scabrous-margined, viri- 

 descent, the exterior ones often longer than the head. Glumes very 

 numerous, densely imbricated, narrowly lanceolate or lanceolate, subnavicular, 

 shortly acuminate, minutely scabro-serrulate above, 3 mm. long, scarioso- 

 membranaceous, 1-nerved, ferruginous, but viridescent in centre including 

 the midrib. Setas 6, delicately filiform, much complicate, about 5 mm. 

 long but attaining 8 mm. long in fruit, minutely spiuulose towards the 

 apex, light ferruginous. Stamen 1 ; filament filiform, glabrous, nearly 

 equal to or sUghtly longer than the glume ; anther linear. Ovary minute, 

 obovato-oblong ; style erect, about equal to the glume in height, 3-fid into 

 very minutely f)apillose filifrom 3 stigmas. Caryopsis small, narrowly 

 obovate or obovate-oblong, compressed, rounded-obtuse at the apex, rostrate 

 with the basal remain (nearly i as long as the ovary) of the style, hardly 

 1mm. long, smooth, pale, extremely shortly stipitate. 

 Norn. Jap. Matsukana-siisuhi. 



