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the bristles of the involucel are strong, recurved and extraordinarily sharp. 

 (Spor.). 



3. Setaria, Beanv. 



1. S. glauca, Beauv. 

 Common at Surat. (SD.) 



2. S. intermedia, Roem. et Schult. 



Surat and Ahmedabad. Fairly common at Surat. (SD.) 



3. S. verticillata, Beauv. 



Surat and Ahmedabad, Fairly common in hedges at Ahmedabad, 

 especially where the soil is good. Flowers mid-monsoon. (SD.) 



4. AxoNOPus, Beauv. 



1. A, cimicinus, Beauv. 



Fairly common at Ahmedabad on roadsides and the edges of fields. 

 Flowers mid-monsoon. (Spor.) 



5. Panicum, L. 



1. P.flavidum, Retz. 



Common both at Surat and Ahmedabad in rich soil especially in com- 

 pounds. Flowers mid-monsoon. (SD.) 



2. P. punctatum, Burm. 



Banks of the Chandola Canal, Ahmedabad. (SD.) 



3. P. colonuni L, 



Abundant, Surat and Ahmedabad, everywhere except the sandiest soil. 

 Flowers throughout monsoon. (D.) 



4. P. Isachne, Roth. 



Occasional in compounds and fields, Surat. (Spor.) 



5. P. proitratumjJjarak. 

 Common, ISurat. (SD.) 



6. P. setigerum, Retz. 



Common, Surat and Ahmedabad. (SD.) 



7. P. javanicum, Poir. 



In rich manured soil in compounds, Ahmedabad. (SD.) 



*8. P. dystachyum, L. (teste R. K. Bhide.) 



Occasional on sandy uplands among other taller vegetation, Ahmedabad, 

 west of the river. Flowers mid-monsoon. (Spor.) 



*9. P. miliare, var. hirsutum, Lamk. (teste R. K. Bhide.) 



Very common at Ahmedabad on all rich lowlying ground which is liable 

 to accumulation of water during the monsoon, but is not low enough to form 

 a tank, often in association with small babhul bushes. It is a either a dwarf 

 grass or the forms observed were all reduced. Flowers throughout 

 monsoon. (D.) 



6. DiGiTAKiA, Rich. 



1. D. sanguinalis, var. ciliaris, Prain. 



Abundant every where, Surat and Ahmedabad,forms the principle ingredient 

 of the head loads of green grass brought in during the middle and end of the 

 monsoon. (D) 



2. D. Royleana, Prain. 



One specimen found in a compound at Surat. This grass has hitherto 

 been held to occur only in the hills. Unfortunately as only one plant was 

 observed it cannot be declared to be a denizen of Surat, and may have been 

 a casual. 



