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‘it. receives very little attention. It answers. in-ev ct 
Tequi of a good fodder-plant in being perennial, nütritious, 
saii thoroughly suitable: to " et and climate. " The late Dr. 
ea grass pi ; 
manuring) | kept in gis. order for full 20 ‘years.’ Guinea grass 
grows to the height of 3 to 6 feet. The leaves are broad and flat, 
-with the sheathes and modes softly hairy. The panicle is»large and 
loose, with numerous branches: it usually seeds freely; it is 
«It requir 
-hard and coarse:. Analysis shows it to be very rich in. nutritive qua- 
ities, and where this:grass eam be fully established it: is: probably the 
best fodder plant: known for permanent cultivation. ‘It. is a: favourite 
grass for stall-fodder, but it is sometimes necessary to guard against 
over-feeding with this. grass alone in a rank state. It would form an 
excellent. material for preserving.in silos 
| The following — have been published respecting the caltiva- 
sión-of- guir nea grass im India (Dict. Econ; Prod. iow Vi Part 1, 
ki) —s 
“ It is best propagated by root cuttings. It should be planted — 
2 feet. apart, in parallel ridges, at the commencement of. rra 
rows of plants should. form lines at right. angles, to. 
arrangement. E facilitate ploughing ‘and wojding b [Sut [T en 
In Madras this grass is known to resist. the. effects severe. hts. 
In old l-establis hed fields it is advisable to pass a pongi. or E. id 
"and, aeross the "and to manure fhe land 
thoroughly. Where the plants have formed: pd tone these should 
d iig d by fm chopping with a spade.ór hoe at right angles, thus 
ec too dimid wi 
i 
- The * St. Mary's Grass ”. in. Jamaica may be a 
maximum or another species. It grows in lari fa Hi so thé" eight 
of 6 to 8 — — the stems hard and indurated ï in i old — ens. 
s c — K. (regarded by Munro as 
SY veer as "likely to be of great agrieultural value. “Its bulbous root- 
stocks. contain a store of moisture which enables it to endure a 
'otrae! drought, and as the. rm ge to a ui Sire it Would 
roc tce; i ees ot Dpr 
T1 aan eey? 
rre i , thr ur 
. 
y c i" This is sotnewhat similar to the following 
P- amten with which it was confused by. Grisebach in bis Flora of the 
British West Indian Islands. According to Swartz it is à native of 
Surinam, and-is commonly called “ Dutch grass” in Jamaica, He 
deseribes it. as deping nid succulent . stems t are readily eaten 
by. cattle, 
