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Andropogon argenteus, Candolle. 



Pronounced by Leybold to be one of the best fodder-grasses of the 

 Cordilleras of Chili. 



Andropogon australis, Sprengel. (Sorghum plumosum, Beauvois.) 

 Tropical and also Eastern Extra-tropic Australia as far south as 

 Gippsland. Brought under notice by Mr. Ch. Moore as an admir- 

 able perennial pasture-grass. The allied A. tropicus, Sprengel 

 (Sorghum fulvum, Beauv.), of tropical Australia, South Asia, China, 

 and Japan, serves similar purposes. 



Andropogon avenaceus, Michaux. (Sorghum avenaceum, Willd.) 

 North and Central America. This tall perennial grass lives in dry 

 sandy soil, and should here be tried for growth of fodder. 



Andropogon bicolor, Roxburgh. 



Warmer parts of Asia. One of the annual tall Sorghums. It 

 ripens its seeds in three or four months from the time of sowing, 

 the produce in good soil being often upwards of one hundredfold. 

 It is a wholesome grain. 



Andropogon Calamus, Royle. 



Central India. The Sweet Calamus of the Ancients. From this 

 species the Ginger-grass-Oil of JSTemaur is distilled, an article much 

 used in perfumery. 



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



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

 root 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." 



