26 SELECT PLANTS FOR INDUSTRIAL CULTURE 



Andropogon falcatus, Steudel. 



India and Queensland. Considered by Mr. Bailey a good lawn- 

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



Andropogon furcatus, Muehlenberg. 



Southern States of North America. Strongly recommended by 

 Bouch for fixing loose maritime sand. Attains a height of 5 feet. 



Andropogon Gryllos, Linne. 



In the warm, temperate, and the hot zone of the eastern hemisphere. 

 A useful fodder-grass (Bailey). 



Andropogon Halepensis, 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 spreading 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. 

 Schcenanthus. 



Andropogon montanus, Roxburgh. 



South Asia, North and East Australia. Mentioned as a valuable 

 perennial meadow-grass by Mr. W. Hill. 



Andropogon muricatus, Retzius. 



India. A swamp-grass, with delightfully fragrant roots. According 

 to Dr. G. King, the fragrant Indian mats are made of this grass. 



Andropogon nutans, Linne. (Sorghum nutans, Gray.) 



North America. A tall, nutritious, perennial grass, content with 

 dry and barren soil. 



Andropogon pertusus, Willdenow. 



South Asia, Tropical and Sub-tropical Australia. Perennial. Mr. 

 Nixon, of Benalla, regards it as one of the best grasses to with- 

 stand long droughts, while it will bear any amount of feeding. It 

 endures cold better than some other Andropogons of Queensland, 

 according to Mr. Bailey's observations. 



