2452 



PANDOREA 



PANICUM 



this species must be planted in the full sun. It usually 

 requires a few years before it starts into a vigorous 

 growth, and it rarely flowers before its fifth year or 

 before it has attained considerable size. In Florida, 

 P. Ricasoliana should be planted on tall stumps, or 

 on arbors and sheds by itself, never mingled with other 

 species. (H. Nehrling.) 



A. Fls. white: Ifts. 3-9. 



australis, Spach (Bignbnia Pandoras, Sims. Tecoma 

 australis, R. Br.). WONGA-WONGA VINE. Evergreen 

 high-climbing shrub: Ivs. odd-pinnate; Ifts. 3-9, elliptic- 

 ovate to ovate-lanceolate, acuminate but bluntly 

 pointed, entire or sometimes 

 coarsely crenate, shining above, 

 glabrous, 1-2 J^ in. long : panicles 

 many-fld.; corolla funnelform- 

 campanulate, with 5-lobed 

 spreading limb, yellowish white, 

 spotted violet in the throat, %in. 

 long: fr. oblong, pointed, 2-3 in. 

 long. Spring. Austral. 

 B.M. 865. Gn. 27, p. 

 94. Var. r&sea, Hort. 

 Fls. light rose-colored. 

 "Young plants and 

 particularly seedlings 

 have the Ivs. very 

 finely cut, nearly of 

 the appearance of a 

 fern and are in this 

 stage sometimes known 

 as Tecoma fdicifolia 

 or Campsidium filici- 

 folium; when getting 

 older they change en- 

 tirely.' ' Franceschi . 



jasminoides, Schu- 

 mann (Tecoma jasmi- 

 noides, Lindl. Bignbnia 

 jasminoides, Hort.). 

 BOWER PLANT OF AUS- 

 TRALIA. Evergreen 

 climbing shrub : Ivs. 

 odd-pinnate; Ifts. 5-9, 

 almost sessile, ovate to lanceo- 

 late, acuminate, but bluntly 

 pointed, entire, glabrous, 1-2 in. 

 long: panicles rather few-fld.; 

 corolla funnelform-campanulate, 

 the large spreading 5-lobed limb 

 with crenate lobes, white, some- 

 times suffused with pink, usually 

 rosy pink in the throat, lJ^-2 

 in. long; calyx small, 5-lobed. 

 Aug.-Oct. B.R. 2002. B.M. 

 4004. P.M. 6:199. R.H. 1895, 

 p. 109. Var. alba, Hort., has 

 larger white fls. 



AA. Fls. pink: Ifts. 7-11. 



Ricasoliana, Baill. (Tecoma 

 Mackenii, W. Wats. Tecoma 

 Ricasoliana, Tanfani). Evergreen climbing shrub: Ivs. 

 odd-pinnate; Ifts. 7-11, short-stalked, elliptic-ovate, 

 acute or acuminate, serrate, dark green above, pale 

 beneath, glabrous, about 1 in. long: fls. in loose, 

 terminal panicles; corolla funnelform-campanulate, 

 with spreading 5-lobed limb, light pink, striped red, 

 glabrous inside and outside, 2 in. long; calyx 5-toothed: 

 fr. linear, terete, 10-12 in. long. S. Afr. G.W. 2:343, 

 346. J.H.S. 39, p. 12, fig. 15. 



Brycei, Rehd. (Tecoma Brycei, N. E. Br. Tecoma 

 Regime Sdbse, Franceschi). Evergreen climbing shrub: 

 Ifts. 9-11, stalked, lanceolate, acuminate, entire, gla- 

 brous, 1-2 in. long: fls. in large terminal panicles, slen- 



2746. Panicum 



virgatum. 



der-pedicelled; calyx glandular; corolla funnelform- 

 campanulate, abruptly contracted at the base, light 

 pink, netted with crimson, yellow in throat, tube 1J4 

 in. long, hairy inside, limb spreading, about 2 in. across. 

 Oct -March. Rhodesia. G.C. III. 39:344. 



ALFRED REHDER. 



PANICULARIA: Glyceria. 



PANICUM (old Latin name of Italian millet, Setaria 

 italicd). Graminess. Annual or perennial grasses with 

 usually flat blades and paniculate inflorescence. 



Spikelets with 1 terminal perfect floret and below 

 this a second floret which may be staminate, neutral or 

 reduced to the sterile lemma; fertile lemma charac- 

 terized by being of a much firmer texture. An immense 

 genus of grasses scattered over the world, especially in 

 the tropics. Several hundred species have been 

 described, while conservative authorities place the 

 number at about 300. Their importance as forage 

 grasses is very insignificant when the number of species 

 is taken into consideration. This is largely from the 

 fact that the species, as a rule, are not gregarious, and to 

 the fact that they are not well represented in the mead- 

 ows and prairies of temperate and northern regions. 

 Guinea-grass and para-grass are, however, important 

 forage grasses of the warmer regions. 



A. Plant annual. 



capillare, Linn. OLD WITCH-GRASS. A 

 common native annual grass and weed, has 

 been recommended for cult, on account of 

 its ornamental purple panicle, which is 

 ample and loose, the spikelets being borne 

 on slender hair-like pedicels. R.H. 1890, p. 

 525; 1896, p. 572. Dept. Agric., Div. Agrost. 

 Bull. 17:54. 



miliaceum, Linn. TRUE MILLET. BROOM- 

 CORN MILLET. HOG MILLET. A tall annual 

 (3-4 ft.), with soft Ivs., grown for fodder, 

 but not in common use in this country: 

 spikelets large, in a rather compact droop- 

 ing panicle. Dept. Agric., Div. Agrost., 

 Bull. 20:37. Cult, from prehistoric times. 

 Grown somewhat extensively in China and 

 Japan, and S. E. Russia. Native country 

 unknown, but probably E. Indies. More fully dis- 

 cussed in Dept. Agric., Farmers' Bull. No. 101. What 

 is usually grown in the U. S. under the name of millet 

 is Setaria italica and its varieties. 



texanum, Buckl. COLORADO-GRASS. TEXAS MILLET. 

 Commonly decumbent at base and rooting at the lower 

 joints: culms stout, 2-6 ft.: foliage softly hairy: panicle 

 narrow, the large, pointed, hairy spikelets somewhat 

 crowded: seed cross-wrinkled. Dept. Agric., Div. 

 Agrost., Bull. 7:50. The common name refers to the 

 Colorado River of Texas where the species is native 

 Sparingly cult, in the southern states. 



AA. Plant perennial. 

 B. Blades long and narrow, not plicate. 



virgatum, Linn. Fig. 2746. An upright grass with 

 stiff culms, 2-6 ft. high, and with stout scaly rootstocks: 

 spikelets in loose, compound panicles, usually more or 

 less purplish, sharp-pointed; first glume half as long as 

 spikelets, 5-7-nerved, second glume and sterile lemma 

 of about equal length, 5-7-nerved. Native throughout 

 U. S. except in the extreme W. R.H. 1890,p. 525; 1896, 

 p. 572. Gn. 14, p. 215; 29, p. 235; 37, p. 245. G. 10:103. 

 Dept. Agric., Div. Agrost. Bull. 7:60. A hardy peren- 

 nial used for ornamental purposes. 



maximum, Jacq. GUINEA-GRASS. Four to 8 ft., or 

 sometimes taller, forming dense tufts: culms robust: 

 nodes hairy: sheaths more or less hirsute; blades 20-30 

 in. long: panicle 1-2 ft. long, the long stiff branches 

 arranged in whorls; spikelets short-pedicelled, smooth, 



