PANICACEi*;. 719 



Bambusa, Schult. (EnclL gen. pi. 1, p. 102.) 



1. arundinacea, Willd. (^Schult. syst. S, p. 1340; — Roxb. Corom. \, t. 79 ; 

 Jl. ind. 2, p. 191, and J. Grah. Cat. pi. p. 239, excl. syn. Rheed. — 

 Bambos arundinacea, Retz. — Arundo Bambos, L. sp. p. 120, partly.— 

 Nastus arundinaceus, Sm. in Rees\ cycl. excl. syn. Rheed. — Arundar- 

 bor vasaria s. Bulu Java. Rumph. 4, p. 8.) f tt Bansh. b Mountains 

 of India. Fl. H. S. Use — the same as of the preceding species. In 

 Mysore and S. Concan the seeds are gathered for food by the poorer 

 classes. (Buck.) 



2. spinosa, Roxb. (Ji. ind. 2, p. 198 ;— Schult. syst. 8. p. 1342.— 

 Arundo arbor, L. zeyl. p. 47. — A. Bambos, L. spec, in Burm. ind. p. 

 30. — lly, Rheed. 1, t. 16. — Arundarbor spinosa, Rumph. 4, t. 2.) 

 C?^ ^t*f Behoor-bansh. b Bengal, (Calcutta, Serampore,) &c. Fl. 

 June. Grows to a pretty large size, has a smaller cavity than any of 

 the other bamboos, is strong, and consequently adapted for various 

 purposes. {Roxb.) 



Zenana, Roxb. {fl. ind. 2, p. 199.) B China. Was introduced into 

 H. C. G. in 1794, but had not fl. up to 1814; makes beautiful close 

 hedges. {Roxb.) 



4. gigantea, "Wall. {Rep.) L. b Burma. Has been cultivated for years 

 in H. C. G. Fl. ? 



Degraphis arundinacea, Trin. (Phalaris arundinacea, L. ; E. B. 6, t. 

 402.) % Europe. — Anthoxanthum odoratum, L. ; E. B. 9, t. 647. %. 



Europe Panicmn speciabile, Nees. A gigantic, tender fodder-grass. 



Brazil. — Setaria germanica, Beauv. © S. Europe. Cultivated as food 

 for horses in Germany and Hungary. — Orthopogon hirtellus, R. Br. © 

 Cultivated as fodder in low and marshy lands of Jamaica. — Ratzebur- 

 gia pulcherrima, Kth. Wall. pi. as. rar. 3, p. 273. Burma. — Lygeum 

 Spartum, L. % Spain, used for making ropes, baskets, nets, &c. 

 Alopecurus pratensis, L. ; E. B. 11, t. 759. '2|. Europe. Excel- 

 lent meadow-grass. — A. geniculatus, L. ; E. B. 18, t. 1250. '2J.. 

 Europe. — Phleum pratense, L. ; E. B. 15, t, 1076. % Europe. Good 

 meadow-grass. — Ammophila arenaria, Lk. Arundo arenaria, L. ; E. 

 B. 8, t. 520. %. Europe. Used to fix shore-sands against winds and 

 tides.— Glj/ceriajluitans, R. Br. (Poa fluitans, L. ; E. B. 22, t. 1520.) 

 2|. Europe. A floating grass, greedily eaten by horses and cattle. — 

 Hydrochloa aquntica, Hartm. (Poa aquatica, L. ; E. B. 19, t. 131.5.) 

 % Europe. A good pasture grass forming in England the chief 

 winter's fodder. — Poa abyssiriica, Ait. © Grown as a bread-corn in 

 Abyssinia, and furnishes the /e^ bread, that made from wheat being 

 used only by the superior ranks. The dough is allowed to turn sour, 

 and by generating carbonic gas, answers instead of yeast, it is then 

 baked into circular cakes, which are white, spongy, of a hot disagree- 

 able sourish taste, but light of digestion. The same bread, well 



