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P» MAXIMUM, Jacq. (P. jumentorum, Pers. — P. trichocondylum, 

 Steud. — P. fasciculatura, jP^. (7«ri6.) '' Guinea grass." Hab. 

 Tropical Africa. 



Zea mays, Kth. ''Indian Corn." Hab. unknown, supposed to 

 be American. 



Zea japonic a. 



AvENA SATIYA, X. " Oat." Grows well for a time and then 

 dies off before ripening seed. Oats are generally sown in ground 

 intended for a potato crop, and when about a foot in height, are 

 dug under in order to manure the ground for the coming crop. 



Teiticum yulgare, Z/. " Wheat." Grows well in some places, 

 and produces fair grain. In former years it was more exten- 

 sively cultivated, and bread was frequently made in farm houses, 

 but of late years its cultivation has ceased altogether. 



HoRDEUM vulgare, X. "Barley." Grows well and ripens, but 

 is seldom cultivated as a crop. 



Saccharuivi omciNARUM, L. (S. violaceum, Tuss.) " Sugar 

 Cane." Grows well, especially in low moist ground. 



Spoeobolus indicus, H. Br. (Agrostis, L. — S. tenuissimus, 

 P. JB. — S. elongatus, R. Br.) Hab. Warmer regions of both 

 hemispheres. 



Chloris petraca, Thunh. (Eustachys, JDesv. — C. Swartzii et 

 septentrionalis, (7. Milll.) 



Cynodon dactylon, Pers. This grass is widely distributed over 

 the tropical and temperate regions of the globe. 



Paspalum distichum, L. (P. litorale, B. Br. — Digitaria 

 paspaloides, Duh.) 



P. EiLiFORME, Sio. (P. Swartzianum, Fkigg.') Hab. West 

 Indies. 



Stenotaphrum americanum, 8chrlc. (Rottb^llia dimidiata, Sw. 

 — E.. stonolifera, Poir. — Diastemanthe platystachys, /S'ifeitc?.) 

 Hab. E^orth and South America. 



Andropogon Sch^nanthus. (Cymbopogon Schasnanthus, B. 

 et S.) Hab. East Indies. 



Phalaris canariensis, Kth. Hab. Europe. 



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