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sajpe brcvibus, 2-5 poll. louy;is. Folia liiioari-laiiffohita, G-I2 lin. lata, 1-6 jioll. lon^a, suhtus pal- 

 lida et siepe basiu versus ad costam pilosa, supra vol utrinqiic scabra, apice acuta, basi attcnuata in 

 petiolum, vel supra tantum vel supra subtusque scabro-liirsutum, uervis sccuiidariis utroqiu^ latcri' 

 3-5-7 veuulis transversis subtus plus raiuus couspicuis, distaiitibus. Vagina sulcat;e, glabra;, apice 

 saepe biauriculatic et ciliis plus minus loiigis fimbriatic, ciliis caducis demum quasi efimbriatre, infra 

 petiolum mcnibrana ciliata terminatae, ligula conspicue elongata obtusa. Paniculee plcrunique coni- 

 posita;, rarissime apicem culmi versus simplicitcr racemosse, ssepe 5-pollicares, ad nodes culnii vel 

 ramulorum dense semiverticillatse, basi bracteis hyalinis membranaceis bracteatsB, sfepissime ereetw, 

 adpressfe et plcrumque iuternodia superautes, axillis barbatis, pedicellis spiculis brevioribus. Spicuhe 

 7-12 lin. longsE, basi flavae, apice coloratse, 3-5-florDe, rbaeliillce articulis longis liirsutis apice fimbriatis. 

 GluDKB nei'voste, pallid;e, membranace;e, vix acut;o, apice ciliatte ; inferior 7-nervis (an semper ?) ; supe- 

 rior longior, basi 7-9-nervis, apice liirsuta. Palea inferior nervis 7-9 conspicuis notata, glumam 

 superiorem dnplo superans, apice vix acuta et liirsutiuscula ; superior saepe longior, bimucronata, 

 apice tenui-ciliata, inter carinas binervosa. Sqitcnmda 3, basi subcallosse, perspicue colorato-venosfe, 

 apice ciliatse. Stylus cito bifidus. Ovarium liueari-oblongvim, medio subtumescens, apice coloratuni. 



In foliage this approaches A. Hooherlana, and in the structure of the spicuhe A.fol- 

 cata and A. Khaslana ; it is, however, quite distinct from all three, and Avhen in flower 

 is readily distinguished by its generally adpressed and often compound racemes. Dr. 

 Hooker apj)ears to have only once collected the plant in flower, and the specimens 1 

 have seen are consequently all from one flowering and one leaf-hearing cidm. 



22. A. HooKEUiANA, Munro. Culmo florente aphyllo, ramvilis su^jerioribus subsimpli- 

 cibus, inferioribus proliferis, spiculis fere semper sesquifloris, perspicue 3-5-carinatis, 

 interstitiis hirsutis, foliis lineari-lanceolatis, sub 6 lin. latis, venulis transversis subtus 

 vix conspicuis. 

 Hah. Sikkim, alt. 4000-G800 ped. s. m., Yoksun !, " Praong " iucolis, Hooker, v. s. 



Culmus 12-15-pedalis, gracilis, fistulosus, diametro iuterdum 5-6 lin., internodiis 2-6 ])oll. et ultra longis, 

 ramulis Horiferis basi bracteatis, supremis (culmi) brevibus 2-3 poll., inferioribus proliferis pedalibus 

 et ultra, nodis hirsutis vel raro subglabris. Folia (dubia) lineari-lanceolata, 4-6-10 lin. lata, 5-6 poll. 

 longa, glaucescentia, utrinque glabra, vel raro subtus basin versus hirsuta, apice acuminata, basi sub- 

 ito attenuata in petiolum brevem, nervis secundariis 3-4 cum venulis transversis subtus inconspicuis. 

 Vagirue striatse, glabrae, apice efimbriatae, ligula elongata conspicna saepe colorata. Panicula basi 

 bracteata, simplex, subfalcata, sjMeulis 6-10, pedicellis plcrumque longis, multee ad nodos culmi ve< 

 ramulorum dense fasciculatEe. Spicula typice sesquijlora, rarissime flosculis duobus perfectis, sub 4 lin. 

 longa, intra glumas sessilis callo hirsute, dorso perspicue 1-5-carinata. Glumce pallidas, membranaceae, 

 inconspicue nervosae, inferior 3-5, superior 5-7-nervis, nervo eentrali iuterdum subconspicuo. Palea 

 inferior invoh'ens, crassa, nervo eentrali et 2-4 latcralibus demum nitidis, 3-5-costata, interstitiis hir- 

 sutis ; superior aequilonga, apice hirsuta, profunde sidcata. Squamulce aequales, oblongae, magujp, 

 basi callosae et colorato-venosae, apice longe ciliatee. Ovarium breve, in stylum cito bifidura attenu- 

 atum. " Fructus longus, coloratus, oryzae similis, edulis," Hooker. 



In many resj^ects this approaches A.falcata ; but the peculiar angled or ribbed spiculae 

 distinguish it from all other species. These angles often become much jjolished, whilst 

 the spaces between are hirsute. Unfortunately there are no leaves attached to the 

 flowering specimens ; and my only authority for the foliage are some leaves collected at 

 "Yoksun" in Sikkim, and marked "Praong" by Dr. Hooker. In the ' Himalayan 



