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Vern. Dekhna. 



One of the most beautiful grasses in the Province!* 



13^. ISEILEMA WiGHTii, Anderss, 



F. B, I. vii. 218 ; B. P. 1208; F. B. P. ii. 996. 



Perennial tufted grass, f-3 feet. Leaves narrow, flat,' 

 Sheath tuberculated, sometimes \yith long spread^ 

 ing hairs. Ligule membranous, ciliate. Nodes' 

 bearded. Peduncle long. Spikes subtended by 

 spathes with tuberculated keel and margins hairy 

 or glabrous. Awned. Common on black soil. 



Vern: Mushan^ Mushel. 



A good fodder both when green and dry* 



237. IsEiLEMA Laxum, Hack, 



F. B. I. vii. 218 ; B. P. 1208 ; F. B. P. ii. 996. 



Perennial erect tufted grass, 2 feet. Leaves long, flat, 

 base not tuberculated. Li^ule membranous, ciliate. 

 Nodes glabrous. Peduncle long. Spikes sub- 

 tended by spa the. Keel and margins smooth'. 

 Awned. Locally the commoner species. 



Vdrn : Mushan. 



An excellent fodder. 



i3B. PSSUDANTHISTIRIA HISPIDA, HooL 



F. B. L vii. 219 ; B. P. 1206 ; F. B. P. ii. 992. 

 Annual erect grass, 1-2 feet. Stem polished. 

 Leaves long, narrow, flat, covered with tubercu- 

 lated hairs. Ligule membranous, ciliate. Nodes- 

 glabrous. Peduncle slender. Spikes subtended 

 by spathes. Spathes densely ciliate with tubercu-' 

 lated hairs, keel ciliate. Not common. 

 Vern. Guniar. 



139; Aristida Adscenscionis, Linn. 



F. B. I. vii. 224 ; B. P. 121 1 ; F. B. P. ii. 1008. 



Annual tufted grass, j — 2^ feet. Stem slender,- 

 Leaves long, very narrow, rolled. Ligule hairy. 

 Nodes glabrous. Peduncle slender. Panicle with- 

 short branches. Ripe spikelets purplish, glume 

 with an awn 3-branched from base. Outer glum^ 

 not awned. Very common on shallow soilv 



V6rn. Burgi, Pancheda. 



One of the earliest grasses^ 



