132 MONOCOTYLEDONES. 



c. Flowering top. (A.fle.awsus, var. ruulicus, Jide Muiiro.) 

 " Maauii " graHB. Said to afford but little oil, and not of 

 good quality. Ceylon ; (i. H. K. Thwaites ; .'{0 May, 

 1859. Munro says it is oidy a variety of A. Nordiu, L. 

 [The taste of h and c differ from that of A. Nardag, var. 

 flfj:uosas, being slightly piuigent with hiirdly any 

 flavour.] 



692. Andropogon Schcenanthus, L. (A. Marlini, Koxb. ; A. pachnode*, 

 Triiuus, A. Culamus-arwnaticus, Royle.) 



(/. Leafy steins. 



Ceylon ; May, 1859. 



" Saira grass." " Andropogon Kardus." " Lemon grass oil 



* is extracted from this by ordinary distilUition." — 



G. H. K. Thwaites. [This is certainly a ginger grass, 



and has the rose flavour of that oil and not of 



verbena.] 



b. Flowering stem. (A. pacJniodes, Trin. ; A. nmduides, 



Nees.) 

 Nepal; Dr. Wallich, from Dr. J. D. Hooker; 18 .Tan., 

 1859. [This has a niixed flavoiu' of rose and 

 caraway.] 



c. Ditto. 



Srinuggui', Gurwhal ; June, 18-15 ; T. Thomson ; from 

 Dr. J. D. Hooker, 18 Jan., 1859. 



d. Plant in flower. 



Ex Herb, ^^'ight ; 22 June, 1859. 



In Wight's catalogue thus: "1702, Andropoijoi^ (Cymb.) 



Mwrtini, Roxb. ; A. mxrdoides, N. E. Mst. ; A. 



■pachnodes, Trin." [This specimen has the same taste 



as lemon grass, i.e., like verbena.] 



r. .Stem and inflorescence. 



Kx Herb. H. Deane ; 1859 (5 feet 9 inches high). 



/, (], h. Plants in flower. 



Ex Herb. H. Deane; 28 Jan., 1859. [These specimens 

 have densely tufted, short, and narrow leaves, a 

 bitterish taste, and a caraway flavoiu-, quite unlike 

 <?, c, and k, which have the characteristic taste of 

 ginger gi-ass oil.] 



