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The leaves attached to Dr. Cantor's specimen are deeply tessellated on both sides, and 

 appear to belong to a very different plant. The flowers arc, I feel persuaded, identical 

 with the plant above described. 



10. B. PALLIDA, Munro. Culmo inermi, fistuloso, florifero basi efoliato, foliis reliquis 

 ininoril)us, raro inflorcscentiam intrantibus ; panicula glaberrima, ramis semi- 

 verticillatis, patulis ; ^])\cu.lis pallidis, biformibus, eylindricis, in glomerulis, per ramos 

 ramulosque dissitis, aggregatis, spiculis perfectis suhunciaUbus, flosculis 3-4 herma- 

 phroditis, supremis hirsutiusculis, rhachilla vix unquam visibili, palca inferiore 

 superiore subduplo longiore, stylo cito 3-fido, ovario lineari-oblongo, apice attemmto, 

 foliis angustis, basi attenuatis, subtus pilis longis hirsutis. 



Hab. in Intl. or. Bengalia orient. Pundua! et Silhet ! cult, (floriger!), Cachar (" Burwal" et " Bakhal " 

 incolis) (folia tantum), Kliasia, Joowye, alt. 3500 ped. s. m., no. 602 ! et G07 ! Kew Mus. (" Usken " 

 incolis) (folia tantum). Hooker et Thomson, v. s. 



Cubnus 50-pedalis, erectus, fistulosus^ cavus, glaber, inermis, diametro 2-2i poll., iuternodiis superioribus 

 4-7 poll, longis, spathis 3— i poll, longis, pilis fuscis, basi bulbosis hu'sutis, apiculo •i-7-unciali, e 

 basi amplissima, culmis junioribus foliacea, eximie auriculata, atteuuato. Folia lineari-lanceolata, 

 4-8 poll, longa, 5-7 (raro 14) liu. lata, membranacea, basi subcuneata, vix petiolata, supra glabra, sed 

 uno margine tactu scabra, subtus saepc pallidiora, pilis sublongis hirsuta, nervis secundariis utroque 

 latere sub 4-6 raro 8, margine serrata. Vagina glabrse, sulcato-striatse, lateribus productae et inter- 

 dum conspicue auriculatae, auriculis ciliis perpaucis, subrigidis, cito caducis fimbriatis, ligula brevis- 

 sima. Panicula ramosa, rhachi fistulosa, glaberrima, ramis insequalibus, simpUcibus vel compositis' 

 spiculis plurimis sterilibus, cum paucis (1-4) fertilibus ad nodos ramorum ramulorumque semiverti- 

 ciUatis, verticillis rarissime proliferis. Spicula pallida, sterilis 3-5 liu., fertilis 12-14 lin. longa, 

 7-10-flora ; flosculo infimo (fertilis) masculo, sequentibus 3-4 perfectis, terminalibus 3-5 gra- 

 datini tabescentibus et sjepe dorso, basin versus, hirsutis ; rhacliillae articulis inferioribus brenssimis, 

 apice incrassatis et fimbriatis. Palea inferior dorso glabra, intus pubescens, multi (20) -nervis, mucro- 

 nata, superiorem attenuatam, carinis breviciliatam louge superaus. Antherarum connectivum seta sub- 

 longaa/jicM/a<Mm, interdum nudum. SquamulcB oblongae, membranaceae, basi 2-3-nerves, apice longe 

 fimbriatae. Stylus cito 3-fidus in stigmata 3 brevia, pulchre plumosa. Ovarium (immaturum) apice 

 attenuatum, nuUo m&do obovatum. Caryopsis iguota. 



This bears a considerable resemblance to B. tulda, from which, however, the attenuated 

 ovary at once distinguishes it. Very few of the spicuhc (sometimes only 2-3 on a branch) 

 appear to be perfect ; the sterile spicule are numerous and very much smaller. 



11. B. Khasiana, Munro. Culmo fistuloso, vix duro, inermi ; ramulis panicula? floriferis 



inferioribus verticillatis, superioribus alternis, basi vel nudis vel foliiferis, spiculis 

 tandem complanatis, sub 9 lin. longis, in glomerulis saepe distantibus, densifloris vel 

 paucifloris, aggregatis, palea inferiore superiore vel breviore vel a^quilonga, stylo 

 3-fido, ovario rostrato, rostro glabra ; foliis lanceolatis, acumine hirsiitissimo termi- 

 natis, vaginis primum ore fimbriatis. 



Hab. in India or. Khasia 2000 to 4000 p. s. m., Churra, no. 1097!; Jasper Hill, IMaliadcb, no. 49G ! 

 ("Tumar" vel "Tomar" incolis). Hooker, v. s. 

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