462 FOREST CULTURE AND 
spores at apt localities. As large or otherwise spe- 
cially elegible may here be mentioned A. extinctorius, 
L., A. melleus, Vahl., A. deliciosus, L., A. giganteus, 
Sowerby, A. Cardarella, Fr., A. Marzuolus, Fr., A. 
eryngii, Cand., A. splendens, Pers., A. odorus, Bul- 
liard, A. auricula, Cand., A. oreades, Bolt., A. escu- 
entus, Wulf, A. mouceron, Tratt., A. socialis, Cand., 
all from Europe, besides numerous other highly val- 
uable species from other parts of the globe. 
Agrostis rubra, Linné. (A. borealis, Hartmann.) 
—Northern Europe, Asia, and America. <A peren- 
nial grass called Red-top, and also Herd-grass in the 
United States of North America. Mr. Meehan places 
it, for pastoral value, among grasses cultivated there, 
next after Phleum pratense and Poa pratensis (the 
latter there called Blue Grass), and before Dactylis 
glomerata (the Orchard Grass of the United States). 
Aira ceespitosa, Linné.—Widely dispersed over the 
globe. A fair fodder-grass, best utilized for moist 
meadows. 
Albizzia Lebbek, Bentham.—The Siris Acacia of 
South Asia. Available in the warmer parts of our 
colony as a shade-tree. It produces also a good deal 
of gum. 
Allium roseum, Linné.—Countries on the Mediter- 
ranean Sea. This, with Allium Neapolitanum (Cyril- 
lo), one of its companions, yields edible roots, accord- 
ing to Heldreich. 
Aloexylon Agallochum, Loureiro.—Cochin China, 
on the highest mountains; thus, this tree would prob- 
ably prove hardy here. The precious Aloe-wood, so 
famed for its balsamic fragrance and medicinal prop- 
erties, is derived from this tree. 
Anthistiria avenacea, F. vy. Mueller.—New South 
