24. Church, A. H. 



Food-grains of India. London, Chapman and Hall, 1886. Includes 

 illustrations and particulars as to the alimentary value of several 

 grasses. 



25. Duthie, J. F. 



The Fodder-grasses of Northern India. Eoorkee, India, 1888. Printed 

 at the Thomason Civil Engineering College Press. 



26. Dictionary of the Economic Products of India.- Article "Fodder-grasses," 



vol. iii, p. 420. 



27. Kew Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information. 



28. Trinius, C. B. 



Species Graminum Iconibus et Descriptionibus. Petropoli, 1828-1836. 

 (3 vols.) 



GRASSES FOR SPECIAL PURPOSES OR SITUATIONS. 



FoLLOWi^a is a small and imperfect selection. Further particulars are, of 

 course, given under each species : — 



For planting under shade of Trees. 

 Panicum foliosum. 

 „ pygmceum. 

 Oplismenits. 



For arid Situations. 

 Pan icum flavidum . 



,, helopus. 



,, distachyum. 



., adspersum. 



,, effusum. 



„ decomposition!. 



,, prolutum. 

 Neurachne. 

 Polliniafulva. 

 Andropogon. 



Anthisfiria rnenibranacea. 

 Astrebla. 

 CJiIoris truncal a. 



,, ventricosa. 

 Pleusine ceqyptiaca. 

 Bromus arenarius. 



For wet Lands. 

 Paspalum scrobiculatum. 



,, disticJium. 

 Panicum melananthum. 



,, crus-galli. 



,, indicum. 



,, decompositum. 

 Ch ameer aphis. 

 PLemarthria compressa. 

 Isachne australis. 

 Glyceria. 



Soil-binders, e.g., on River-banks. 

 Paspalum scrobiculatum. 



,, distichum. 



Panicum dist achy inn. 



,, foliosum. 

 Andropogon intermedins. 

 PLeteropogon contortus^ 

 1m per at a arundinacea. 

 Cynodon dactylon. 

 Phragmites communis. 



Sand-binders (interior)- 

 Spinifex paradoxus. 

 Cynodon dactylon. 



Coast Sand-binders. 

 Paspalum distichum. 

 Panicum repens. 

 Spinifex hirsutus. 

 Zoysia pungens. 

 Pnperata arundinacea. 

 Cynodon dactylon. 

 Sporobolus virginicus. 

 Distichlis maritima. 

 Schedonorus litoralis. 

 Lepturus. 



A few of the most valuable Grasses. 

 Priochloa. 



Panicum, various species. 

 Andropogon, various species. 

 Sorghum halepense. 

 Antliistiria ciliata. 

 Microlcena stipoides 

 Agrostis, various species. 

 Danthonia „ 



Astrebla „ 



Cynodon dactylon. 

 Chloris truncata. 



,, ventricosa. 

 Eragrostis Brownii. 



