EUCALYPTUS TREES. 475 
Danthonia Cunninghami, J. Hooker. — New Zea- 
Fede SA: splendid alpine fodder grass with large pan- 
icles. 
Danthonia nervosa, J. Hooker. —Extra-tropic Aus- 
tralia. One of the best of nutritious swamp-grasses. 
Danthonia pectinata, Lindley.—New South Wales, 
Queensland, and North Australia, in the arid, interior 
regions. A perennial desert-grass, resisting drought; 
sought with avidity by sheep, and very fattening to 
them. 
Danthonia triticoides, Lindley.—Of nearly the same 
natural distribution as the preceding, and equaling 
that species in value. Both so important as to deserve 
rearing even in their native countries. 
Debregeasia edulis, Weddell.—The Janatsi-itsigo 
or Toon-itsigo of Japan. Berries of this bush edible, 
fiber valuable for textile fabrics. A few Indian spe- 
cies, with fiber resembling that of Boehmeria, ascend 
the Himalayas for several thousand feet, and may, 
therefore, be hardy here: namely, D. velutina, D. 
Wallichiana, D. hypoleuca; the latter extends to 
Abyssinia, where it has been noticed at elevations of 
8,000 feet. On mountains in Java occurs D. dicho- 
toma. 
Desmodium triflorum, Candolle.—In tropical regions 
of Asia, Africa, and America. A densely - matted 
perennial herb, alluded to on this occasion as recom- 
mendable for places too hot for ordinary clover, and 
as representing a large genus of plants, many of which 
may prove of pastoral value. Dr. Roxburgh already 
stated that it helps to form the most beautiful turf in 
India, and that cattle are very fond of this herb, 
Colonel Drury informs us that it is springing up in 
