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Aesculus plantierensis Andre. ( Aesculaceae . ) 41961. Cut- 

 tings of a hybrid horse-chestnut from Kew, England, 

 sented by Sir David Prain, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens. 

 "A hybrid raised in the nursery of Messrs. Simon-Louis 

 Freres, at Plantieres, near Metz; its parents no doubt A. 

 hippocastanum and A. carnea. The seed came from the former, 

 so that it is (if the generally accepted parentage of A. 

 carnea be correct) three-fourths common horse-chestnut and 

 one part the red buckeye (A. pavia) . It shows the character 

 of both its parents in the leaf; the leaflets being stalk- 

 less, as in A. hippocastanum, yet showing the strongly 

 ridged and uneven surface of A. carnea. In shape and size 

 the panicle is like that of A. hippocastanum, but the whole 

 flower is suffused with a charming shade of soft pink, 

 which it inherits from the other parent. In habit and 

 general appearance it is intermediate. It has flowered at 

 Kew for several years past, and I consider it a very 

 beautiful and desirable acquisition. It has developed no 

 fruit at Kew, and I understand from Mr. Jouin, of Plan- 

 tieres, that it does not bear seed in the nursery. For 

 public places this is an advantage." (W. J. Bean, Trees 

 and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles, Vol. 1, p. 173.) 



Andropogon spp. (Poaceae.) 41885-41391. Grass seeds 

 from Kirkee, India. Presented by Mr. William Burns, Eco- 

 nomic Botanist. 41885. A. annulatus Forsk. "An abundant, 

 native perennial grass in India, much used for fodder, both 

 the yield and quality being good. It belongs to a group of 

 species which are closely interrelated, but all furnish 

 fairly good forage. The species are well adapted to Gulf 

 Coast conditions and are at present the subject of care- 

 ful investigation as the best of them will probably be 

 worthy of cultivation. A. annulatus is a wide-spread 

 species over Africa and southern Asia. The vernacular name 

 commonly used in Punjab is palwan. Closely related species 

 are A. pertusus (the sour-grass of Barbados), A. caricosus, 

 and A. bifoveolatus ." (C.V. Piper.) 41886. A. caricosus L. "A 

 species much like the preceding and of similar value. In- 

 troduced in Antigua where it is valued as a hay grass." 

 (Piper.) 41888. A. lawsoni Hook. f. "A perennial species 

 with creeping rootstocks, native to Mysore, India." (Piper.) 

 41889. A. odoratus Lisboa. "A species with odorous herbage 

 and stems 3 to 4 feet high, thick as a goose quill. Native 

 to Deccan, India." (Piper.) 41890. A. pumilus Roxb. "A 

 slender species with stems 6 to 18 inches high; native in 

 the drier parts of India." (Piper.) 41891. A. purpureo- 

 sericeus Hochst. "An annual species with stems 3 to 4 feet 

 high. Native to Abyssinia and India." (Piper.) 



