38 Select Plants for Industrial Culture and 



Andropogon muricatus, Eetzius. 



India. The "Vitivert" or " Kus-kus." A grass of delightful 

 fragrance. According to Surgeon-Major Dr. Or. King, the odorous 

 Indian mats are made of this grass, and according to Prof. Lindley, 

 awnings, tatties, covers for palanquins and screens are manufactured 

 from this species ; also an essence is distilled from it. 



Andropogron Nardus, Linne. (A. Martini, Thwaites.) 



From Southern Asia to Northern Australia, also in tropical and 

 sub-tropical Africa, but in different varieties. Perennial. One of 

 the lemon-scented species. Prof. Hackel suggests, that A. Calamus 

 may be referable to this species. Kunth unites with this A. 

 citriodorus (De Candolle), the A. citratus of many botanic gardens, 

 while Link referred this grass to A. Schcenanthus. It yields an 

 essential oil for condiment and perfumery, and is occasionally used 

 for tea. Simmonds gives the export-value of this oil as from Ceylon 

 alone as 7,000. " Citrionella " Oil to the extent of 40,000 Ibs. 

 annually is in Ceylon distilled from this grass [Piesse]. Endures 

 the winters of Port Phillip [S. C. Kiemander] . 



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



Eastern North-America. A tall, nutritious, perennial grass, 

 content with dry and barren soil, too poor for still better grasses. 



Andropogron pertusus, Willdenow. 



Southern Asia, Tropical and Sub-tropical Australia. Perennial. 

 Mr. Nixon, of Benalla, regards it as one of the best grasses to 

 withstand 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. Though not so palatable to 

 pasture-animals as some other grasses, this one is important for the 

 summer-season, when many others fail in the arid interior. 



Andropogon provincialis, Lamarck. 



Southern Europe. Strongly recommended by Bouche for fixing 

 loose maritime sand. Attains a height of 5 feet. A. furcatus 

 (Muehlenberg) is the same species, according to Hackel, seemingly 

 immigrated and naturalised in the United States. 



Andropog-on refractus, E. Brown. 



Northern and Eastern Australia, Polynesia. Mr. Bailey observes 

 of this perennial grass, that it is equally excellent for pasture and 

 hay, and that it produces a heavy crop during summer ; the root is 

 fragrant. According to Mr. Holmes, it is easily inflammable, of 

 inferior fodder- value, hardly ever touched by cattle on account of 

 its scent, but is particularly used for mattrasses in Fiji. 



