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ciliate along the margins and with fine appressed silky hairs 

 between the lateral nerves, 5-nerved, palea is very minute or 

 absent. The third glume is oblong, subacuminate, a little shorter 

 than the second glume, 3-nerved, subchartaceous, paleate ; palea is 

 similar to the glume in texture. Anthers are pale yellow with a 

 tinge of purple. Stigmas are white. Lodieules are two, minute 

 and cuneate. 



This is an excellent fodder grass and is very much liked by 

 cattle. It grows very rapidly and is found in cultivated fields and 

 in somewhat rich loamy soils. 



Distribution. — Throughout the Presidency in the plains and low 

 hills. 



