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of the enclosed female spikelets are exserted ; of Indian origin, 

 cultivated and naturalised all over the tropics ; Kakatown, 

 /(7/1'/('! — This is the grass known as "Job's Tears." 



Saocharum oflScinarum, L. : the " Sugar-cane," cultivated in Liberia, 

 according to Vogel. 



Andropogon leptocomus, T?7>/. ; a perennial much-branched grass, up 

 to 5 ft. high, with loose leafy panicles of very slender spike-like 

 short racemes of lanceolate finely awned spikelets, i in. long, 

 each raceme supported by a very narrow sheath and borne 

 on a long fine peduncle ; in woods near Monrovia, Naimianti. 



A. sorghum, Brot.: the "Sorgho," "Durra" or "Black millet," 

 cultivated in numerous varieties all over Africa, and also in 

 other warm countries, the most important cereal of Tropical 

 Africa; Kakatown, \VIiyte\\ Cape l^almas, Vogel. 



Paspalum distichum, L. : a short grass with long creeping rhizomes 

 and paired spike-like racemes of oblong acute spikelets ; 

 Monrovia, Nauvianti. 



P. conjugatum, Berg. : a slender grass with 2 or more very slender 

 dense spike-like racemes of spikelets, y^ in. long, quite flat on 

 one side and more or less fringed along the edge with white 

 loosely adpresscd hairs ; Kakatown, Whyte ! 



Isachne buettneri, Hack. : a graceful grass with a loose very finely 

 divided panicle of subglobose spikelets, not much over ^-^ in. 

 long, each containing 2 fruits in the mature state ; Cape 

 Pal mas, Anselll 



Digitaria horizontalis, WHld. : a rather weak annual with numerous 

 very slender spike-like racemes of lanceolate spikelets, ^^ in. 

 long ; common on cultivated ground near Grand Basa, 

 l^cge/, 27 ! 



Panicum muticum, Fursk. : a stout grass, up to over 6 ft. high, with 

 leaves 6—10 in. by \ — f in., and erect panicles of spike-like 

 rather distant dense racemes of ovoid acute green or purplish 

 spikelets, \ in. long ; Grand Basa, Vogel, 32 ! — This is known 

 in some parts of the tropics as " Water-grass " and is con- 

 sidered excellent fodder. 



P. lineatum, Trin. : with a very loose and scanty panicle of ellipsoid 

 rather obtuse spikelets ; \ long; Kakatown, \Vliyte\ 



P. Isetum, Kunth : a branched grass with a much-divided loose 

 panicle (about 4 in. long and wide when quite open) of greenish 



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