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ORNAMENTAL GRASSES AXD SEDGES 



Botanical and Vernacular Names 



*Loxococcus rupicola. "Dotalu" S. 



Nipa fruticans. Nipa, or Water- 

 Coconut ; " Gin-pol " S. 

 Oncosperma fasciculatum. 



" Katu-kitul " S. 



Phcen x pusilla. "Inchu"7". 



P. zeylanica. " Indi " .S. 



Natural locality. Descriptive Notes. 



Moist region, 1 ,000 S t e m s slender, erect, 



to 5.000 ft. 20-30 ft. L. pinnate. 



South-west Coast Rootstock U ft. diam. L. 



pinnate, 10-15 ft. long. 



Moist region up to ^Steins clustered, 40 60 ft. 

 1,500 ft. L. pinnate, leaflets long, 



pendulous. 



Forests of dry region Stem very short. L. 4-5 ft. 

 long, lower leaflets 

 reduced to spines. 



Moist low-country Stem 6 20 ft. L. pinnate, 

 with numerous long 

 narrow leaflets. 



BAMBOOS, ORNAMENTAL GRASSES AND SEDGES. 



Those marked f are suited for Up-country. 



OKXAMEXTAL GRASSES AND SEDGES: 



Anthistiria gigantea. Malaya. A handsome grass, 5-7 ft. high, with large grace- 

 ful drooping flowering panicles. 



JArundo Donax variegata. Mediterranean, Egypt, etc. A bushy variegated grass, 



6-10 feet high, excellent for ornamental effect. 

 Carex brunnea variegata. India, 1 ft. high, suitable for growing in pots. 



Coix Lacryma. Jobs' Tears; "Kirindi-mana" S. Ceylon, India & Malaya. A 

 bushy annual, 3-4 ft. high, with hard bead-like fruit. See Oniauieiitul 

 seeds. 



t Cyperus alternifolius. "Umbrella-plant." Australia. An ornamental grass-like 

 sedge, with narrow diverging leaves, about 3 ft. high. 



C Papyrus. Egyptian Papyrus. Egypt. A large, very ornamental plant 

 with brush-like leaves, suitable for swamps or water margins. 



t Euchlaena (Reana) luxurians. "Teosinte." Guatemala. An annual grass, 

 10-15 ft. high, very handsome when in flower. See Fodder Grasses, 



tlsolepis gracilis. Sub-tropics. A favourite pot-plant for green- house and con- 

 servatory decoration, with pendulous hair-like leaves. 



Oplismenus Burmanii variegatus. New Caledonia. A very ornamental creeping 

 grass, the leaves being white with a central green or pink stripe. 



t Panicum plicatum. Ceylon, India, etc. A handsome grass, with large broad 



leaves, 2-3 ft. high. 



tP- pulchrum. An ornamental species, lj ft. high. 

 Pennisetum longistylus. Abyssinia. A handsome grass, 4-5 ft. high. 

 t Phalaris arundincea. "Ribbon grass," or "Gardener's garter." S. Europe. A 



small variegated grass, suitable for edgings, etc. 



Tricholaena rosea. Natal Red-top Grass. Natal. A handsome grass when 

 bearing its masses of purplish-crimson flowers, 1-2 ft. high. 



S.=Sinhalese ; '/.Tamil 



