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TEIBE XII.— HoEDEEiE. 



LOLIUM, Linn. ; Eye-grass. 



perenne, Linn. ; Perennial Eye ; her. per. ; Europe. A.B. 

 temulentum, Linn. ; Drunken Darnel; an.; Europe. A.B. 

 This is considered to be the tares amongst the wheat mentioned in the New Testament. It Is 

 erroneously stated that bread made from this grain is deleterious to those who eat it. 



AGEOPHYEUM, Gcertn. 



scabrum, Beauv. ; her. per. ; Australia. A.B. 



SEC ALE, Linn. 



cereale, Linn. ; Eye; an. ; Europe. A.B. 



TEITICUM, Linn. 



vulgare, Villars ; Wheat ; an. A.B. 



HOEDEITM, Linn. 



distichon, Linn. ; English Barley ; an. ; Asia. A.B. 



ELYMUS, Linn. ; Lyme-grass. 



arenarius, Linn. ; her. per. ; Europe. 



TEIBE BAMBUSEiE. 



PHYLLOSTACHYS, Sieb. 



nigra, Munro; Black Bamboo ; sh. ; China. A.B. 

 The stems of this beautiful plant are strong and tough, and are generally used where strength 

 is required, also for pipe-stems and walking-sticks. (The Whangee canes.) 



B AMBUS A, Schreb. 



arundinacea, Willcl. ; Common Bamboo ; tr. ; East India. A.B. 

 A decoction of the young leaves is used in the Mauritius in colds and catarrhs. 



nana, Roxb. ; sh. ; East India. A.B. 



pubescens, Dcell. ; sh. A.B. 



Tabaearia, Poir. ; sh. ; Java. B. 



vulgaris, Wencll. ; tr. ; East India. A.B. 

 Stems striped with green and yellow. 



DENDEOCALAMUS, Wees. 



strictus, Nees. (Bambusa stricta, Roxb.) ; East India. A.B. 

 It would take more space than can be afforded here to enumerate all the many uses to which 

 plants of this tribe are applied. They are used in house-building and for furniture. Sticks of some 

 kinds are imported into England and sold for supporting plants. The split stems are woven into 

 mats, &c. ; the leaves are used for horse fodder in India. From the joints of the steins of some 

 kinds is prepared a medicine in India called "Tabasheer" and "Chuna Lime''; the seeds also are 

 at times the only food of thousands of people in India. In the Malayan Peninsula the living 

 bamboo is converted into a musical instrument by perforating it with holes, through which the 

 wind is permitted to sigh. Good cordage and paper is made from the fibre. The leaves are good 

 stuffing for beds, &c. 



Class III.— ACOTYLEDONS. 



Order LYGOPODIACEJS. 



(Club-moss Family.) 



Like ferns, the plants of this order are principally cultivated for scenic purposes, yet some of 

 both club-mosses and ferns are said to possess medicinal and other valuable properties. 



LYCOPODIUM, Linn. 



cernuum, Linn. ; her. per. ; Australia. A.B. 

 laterale, R. Br. ; her. per. ; Australia. B. 

 phlegmaria, Linn. ; epi. ; Queensland. A.B. 

 phlegmaroides, Gawdick ; epi.; Queensland.. A.B, 



