PLANTS OF A BOMBAY SWAMP. 93 



It is also the principal grass in the cultivated meadows of the district 

 which have an altitude a few feet higher than the land on which those 

 plants were found. 



Panicum colomim, Linn. 



Ischcemum rugosum, Salisb. 



Iseilema laxum, Hack, and 



Pennisetum typhoideum, Pers. 



All occur in weakly tufts. 



Sporobolus glaucifoliuSj Hochst, appears vigorous and at home ; 

 its plant body resembles ll Hariyali " in a striking degree, 

 but the flowers are quite distinct. 



Cynodon dactylon, Pers. " Hariyali," is an extremely wide- 

 spread grass ; it occurs from the south of England to Australia 

 thriving on moist sandy soils, but capable of bearing much 

 drought, and apparently indifferent to salt. It may be 

 observed growing up through the stable refuse forming the 

 Esplanade ride, while its companion on the adjoining land, 

 Ischcemum ciliare, Retz. is not vigorous enough during the 

 cold season, to pierce the covering. 



Chloris barbata, Swartz. 



Eleusine indiea, Gaertn. and 



Leptochloa arabica are grasses of a weedy habit growing any- 

 where, but 



Diplachne fusca, Beauv., is characteristic of moist and salt tracts. 

 It is very abundant near Bombay, but does not appear to have 

 been observed until recently. 



The last plant to be presented is Mluropus littoralis, Pari., a 

 creeping grass characteristic of salt tracts. 



The plants of the foregoing list may be separated into true 

 halophy tes or salt-loving plants : plants indifferent to salt ; 

 marsh plants and weedy plants which grow almost anywhere. 

 Halophytes. 



Peganum Harmala, Linn. 



Blumea amplectans, B.C., Var. maritima. 



Heliotropium indicum^ Linn. 



Cressa cretica, Linn. 



Suceda fruticosa, Forsk. 



