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outer covering removed. They are then put in boiling water 

 for about twenty minutes, after which they are dried in the sun 

 for two or three days. The stalks are then scraped with a 

 sharp knife until smooth and clean. Brooms are also occa- 

 sionally made from the stalks. The leaves are sometimes used 

 for thatching. 



Vetiver oil is obtained from this grass. 



Andropogon zizanioides is a coarse, tufted grass 1 to 2 meters 

 in height. It is commonly planted on the dikes of rice fields 

 and is frequently abundant in uncultivated rice lands, especially 

 in low, damp soil. It is sometimes planted on river banks to 

 prevent erosion. 



This species is widely distributed in the settled areas of the 

 Archipelago. 



Genus APLUDA 

 APLUDA MUTICA L. KURUKAUAYAN. 



Local names: Kauakaudyan (Rizal) ; kolokaudyan (Laguna) ; kumka- 

 udyan (Camarines) ; magkaudyan (Bohol) ; maykaudyan (Samar). 



The stalks of this grass are occasionally utilized for making 

 hats, but such hats never or seldom enter even the local trade. 



Aphid a mittica is a tall, erect or half climbing, somewhat 

 slender grass 1 to 2 meters in height. The stems are smooth, 

 branched, and solid. The leaves are 10 to 30 centimeters long, 

 5 to 10 centimeters wide, pointed at the apex and with a narrow 

 base. The spikes are about 8 millimeters long and green or 

 purplish. 



This grass is widely distributed in the Philippines in thickets. 



Genus CO IX 

 COIX LACHRYMA-JOBI L. TiGBi OR Job's Tears. 



Local names: Abukai (Palaui Island); adldi (Bikol) ; agagai (Batanes 

 Islands) ; agldi (Misamis) ; apagi (Lepanto) ; attakai (Bontoc) ; balantakan 

 (Pampanga) ; bintikdi, burubayoko (Bikol) ; dumaii (Cebu) ; kalabugau 

 (Bukidnon) ; kambot (Abra) ; katigbi (Bohol) ; kolddsan (Bikol) ; kudldsan 

 (Polillo, Balabac Island) ; palids (Mindoro) ; puyds, lamudids or alimudids 

 (Negros Occidental) ; pintakd (Bikol, Bisaya) ; tigbi (Samar, Bukidnon, 

 Camarines, Laguna, Manila, Rizal, Batangas, Bontoc) ; tigbikai (Bikol). 



The chief value of this coarse grass is in the hard fruits. 

 These are gathered and strung as beads, sometimes used as 

 rosaries, sometimes in making bead curtains, or on various 

 kinds of ornamental baskets, trays, etc. 



This species is widely distributed in the settled areas of the 

 Philippines. It is probably not a native of the Archipelago, but 

 of prehistoric introduction. 



