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

 cultivated and naturalised all over the tropics ; Kakatown, 

 \Vliy tc\ This is the grass known as "Job's Tears.'' 



Saccharum officinarum, L. : the " Sugar-cane," cultivated in Liberia, 

 according to Vogel. 



Andropogon leptocomus, Triu. ; 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, \ in. long, 

 each raceme supported by a very narrow sheath and borne 

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



A. sorghum, Brat.: 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, \Vliytc\\ Cape Palmas, Vogcl. 



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

 and paired spike-like racemes of oblong acute spikelets ; 

 Monrovia, Xauiuauu. 



P. conjugation, tterg. : a slender grass with 2 or more very slender 

 dense spike-like racemes of spikelets, T \- in. long, quite flat on 

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

 loosely adprcsscd hairs ; Kakatown, WJiyte ! 



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

 divided panicle of subglobosc spikelets, not much over J, in. 

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

 Palmas, Amell\ 



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

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

 long ; common on cultivated ground near Grand Basa, 

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Panicum muticum, /<~orsk.\ a stout grass, up to over 6 ft. high, with 

 leaves 6 IO in. by .', H in., and erect panicles of spike-like 

 rather distant dense racemes of ovoid acute green or purplish 

 spikelets, J in. long; (irand Basil, i'otf'/, 32! This is known 

 in some parts of the tropic's as " \Yaler-grass " and is con- 

 sidered excellent fodder. 



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

 rather obtuse spikelets ; long; Kakatown, \\'hylc\ 



P. laetura, Knntli: a branched grass with a much-divided loose 

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



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