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siibsp. sativus var. bicolor Hack. 1. c. 519. — Paniciila ovali-oblonga, 

 densissima, 12-20 cm., ramis imis panicula sublriplo brevioribus, basi 

 'l-2cm. midis. Spiculse hermaphrodilse lale obtuseque hexagonae, 472 mm. 

 long., 272 mm. lat.,demum nigerrimse; gluma prima in 7^ parle inferiore 

 coriacea, dein profunde riigosa, in parte superiore striata coronato-pilosa; 

 gluma quarla mutica. (native name, « Bassi Qui »). 



Syn. Holms bicolor !.. (1771); Andropogon bicolor Kunth (1833); 

 A. Sorghum subsp. contraclus var. bicolor Körn. 1. c. 313. 



subsp. sativus var. cernuus Körn., Hack. l. c. 515. — Culmi etiam 

 apice robustissimi. Panicula ovata vel ovalis, compacta, 8-15 cm. long., 

 6-12 cm. lata, obtusissima, rhachis ramique villosuli, hi erecto-patuli, sibi 

 adpressi, basi brevissime nudi, ima panicula sublriplo breviores. Spiculse 

 hermaphroditae 472-572 mm. long., 3-372 mm. lat., obtusae albescentes 

 demum subfuscescentes. dense sericeo-villosulse rarius dorso medio demum 

 glabrescentes: gluma prima infra apicem parum depressa. Arista 8-11 mm. 

 Caryopsis globosa, alba, hilo fuscescente. Spiculae neutrse vel masculse late 

 oblongge, obtusiusculse, pubescentes, pedicellis minulis suflultse. (native 

 name « Manio »). 



Syn. Holcus cermms P. Arduino, 1. c. i. p. 128, t. 3. ff. 1, 2 (1786); An- 

 dropogon compackis Brolero (1804); A. cernuus Roxb. (1832). 



There are W. African spécimens of all these Ihree in Herb. Kew.. though 

 none actually from Gambia. 



4. Panicum colonum var. equitans (Höchst, sp.) Hack. (1894). 

 — St. Mary's Island (Bowdich). 



5. Panicum falciferum Trin. — (Skues). 



6. Setaria sulcata Raddi. — (Ingram^. 



7. Ghloris Prieuri Kunth. — (Skuesj. 



8. Cenchrus echinatus L. — St. Mary's Island ("Bowdich; Don2"s). 

 Cosmopolitan. 



9. Pennisetum setosum Rieh. — (Boteler, — with analytical 

 drawings of the spécimen by Dr. Stapf), 



10. Oryza sativa L. — Rice is grown in all parts of the colony for 

 native consumption*. but not in sufficientquantity for expert; it is, in fact, 

 also imported from other countries. Native name « mannow ». 



11. Eragrostis linearis Benth. & Hook. f. — (Boleler). 



12. Eragrostis reptans Nees. — St. Mary's Island (Bowdich) ^ 



Farn. 2. CYPERACEJE 



13. Lipocarpha argentea Brown. — St. Mary's Island (Bowdich, 

 « Hypfelytrum Senegalense >>). Syn. — Scirpus Senegalensis Lamk. 



* Bowdich says (p. 248), «The white rice of the Gambia is generali v Ihought 

 to be equal to that of Carolina, Imt in the variety which I examined (« Oryza 

 mulica ») the seeds were yellow, flat, anddeeply furrowed : when hoiled itturned 

 red. » 



' Not mentioned frotn Africa in Durand and Schinz' Consp. fl. Afr. 



