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Arundinella nepalensis, Trin. 
A tall, harsh grass of erect growth, met with on the hills. 
Pollinia irritans, Benth. 
A grass of 2 or 3 feet in height, with several spikes in the head. 
Rottboellia formosa, R. Br. 
Stems from 6 to above 12 inches high, with more or less hairy 
leaves ; the cylindrical spikes very fragile; the articles with 
purplish hairs. Very plentiful. 
R. rarittora, Bail. 
A procumbent, weak, but very troublesome, spear grass, too 
plentiful on the island. 
Ischemum fragile, R. Br. 
A slender grass with narrow leaves ; spike single, rigid, on a long 
peduncle. 
Heteropogon contortus, Rem. et Schult. ‘ Bunch spear grass.” 
A troublesome spear grass, 2 or 3 feet high. Awns often 2 
inches long and very much twisted; the heads of a number of 
stems often adhering together and forming large dark-coloured 
masses. 
H, insignis, Thu. ‘The tall spear grass.” 
Spikes often 5 or 6 inches long without the awns, which are 
about the same length. 
Andropogon exaltatus, R. Br. 
Stems 1 foot or more high; leaves very narrow, sometimes 
subulate from the sheath. Nodes glabrous ; spikes two or three 
together, densely hairy. 
A, lanatus, R. Br. 
Leaves usually flat but narrow ; spikes densely woolly-hairy. 
Chrysopogon parviflorus, Benth. ‘Scented golden beard.” 
A large tufty grass, the inflorescence strongly scented. Speci- 
mens received from E. Cowley, 1893. 
Eriachne squarrosa, R. Br. 
Stems about 2 feet high ; nodes with long silky hairs; panicle 
dense ; outer glumes hispid ; awns about 1 inch long. 
EH. ciliata, R. Br. 
A pretty grass usually under 1 foot high, often only a few inches; 
leaves hirsute, with spreading hairs ; spikelets few. On hill-sides. 
Cynodon dactylon, Pers. ‘Common couch.” 
Met with on the well-trodden ground. 
Chloris barbata, Sw. var. “ Bearded Star-grass.” 
Plant, 2 to 4 ft. high; the spikes numerous in the head, dark, 
and very hairy. 
