24 SELECT PLANTS FOR INDUSTRIAL CULTURE 



this species the Gingergrass Oil of Nemaur is distilled, an 

 article much used in perfumery. 



Andropogon cernuus, Roxburgh.* (Sorghum cernuum, Willd.) 

 One of the Guinea-Corns. India, where it is much culti- 

 vated, and so also in other tropical countries. It is perennial, 

 and forms the " staff of life" of the mountaineers beyond 

 Bengal, It reaches a height of 15 feet, with leaves over 

 3 feet long. The thick stems are rooting at the lower joints, 

 and cattle are very fond of them. The grain is white. The 

 specific limits of the various Sorghums are not well ascertained. 



Andropogon citratus, Candolle. 



The Lemon Grass of India. It yields an essential oil for 

 perfumery ; besides it is occasionally used for tea. This applies 

 as well to Andropogon Nardus, L., and some allied grasses. 



Andropogon erianthoides, F. v. Mueller. 



Eastern Sub-tropical Australia. Mr. Bailey observes of this 

 perennial grass that " it would be difficult to find a grass 

 superior for fodder to this ; it produces a heavy crop of rich, 

 sweet, succulent herbage ; it spreads freely from roots and seeds, 

 and shoots again when fed down." 



Andropogon falcatus, Steudel. 



India and Queensland. Considered by Mr. Bailey a good 

 lawn-grass, of dwarf, compact growth, and of bright verdure. 



Andropogon Gryllos, Linne. 



In the warm, temperate, and the hot zone of the eastern hemi- 

 sphere. A useful fodder-grass (Bailey) . 



Andropogon Haleppensis, Sibthorp, 



South Europe, warmer parts of Asia and North Africa. 

 Praised already by Theophrastos more than 2,000 years ago. 

 Not easily repressed in wet ground. A rich perennial grass, 

 cultivated often under the name of Cuba Grass. It yields a 

 large hay crop, as it may be cut half a dozen times in a season, 

 should the land be rich. All kinds of stock have a predilection 

 for this grass. It will mat the soil with its deep and spread- 

 ing roots ; hence it should be kept from cultivated fields. In 

 Victoria hardy up to 2,000 feet elevation. 



Andropogon Ivarancusa, Roxburgh. 



One of the fragrant grasses of North India, much used like A. 

 Schoenanthus. 



