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rachls j spikelets smooth, or minutely hairy on the nerves ; outer glume less than 

 one-half the spikelet ; second and third acute or acuminate, prominently 3-5 nerved, 

 the third enclosing a male flower. 



Plains of Northern India. It occurs also in Australia, North Africa, South 

 Europe, and on the coast of Brazil. Both Royle and Roxburgh state that cattle are 

 fond of this grass. 



P. sanguinale, Linn. {Plate VIII.)* Syn. — Digitaria sanguinalis, 

 Scop.; Dactylon sanguinale, Vill. ; Paspalum sanguinale, D.C. Vern.— 

 General: Takri and takriya ; Trans-Indus: Khurdsh (Stewart); Pun- 

 jab : Bar a takria (Hissar), dubra ( North-Eastern Punjab), mothi Jcabbal 

 (Stewart) ; Rajput ana : Hen (Mount Abu) ; N.-W. Prov. : Kewai, 

 charmara (Bijnor) ; Cent. Prov. : Korkol jodi (Seoni) ; Berar : 

 Chikhari. 



Stems decumbent, often rooting from the lower joints, 1-1 J feet high. 

 Leaves flaccid, flat, glabrous or occasionally hairy on the sheaths. Spikes 

 4-8, sub-digitate, 2-4 inches long, on a long peduncle, secund ; rachis 

 angular, flexuose, scabrous. Spikelets in pairs, or three or four together 

 on unequal pedicels, oblong, acute. Glumes 4, smooth, the lower outer 

 one minute, second 3-nerved, third 5-nerved, fruiting glume shorter. 



Common in the plains and at low elevations on the hills. It is much 

 used as fodder. It occurs in Australia, South Europe, America, and in 

 most warm countries. In the United States it is highly esteemed under 

 the name of " Crab grass.'* The following quotations are from Prof. 

 Vasey's "Agricultural Grasses of the United States": — 



" It makes a sweet hay, and horses are exceedingly fond of it " (Prof. Killehrew). 



" Crab grass is one of our best hay and pasture grasses. It will make two tons 

 of first quality of hay per acre. All that is necessary is to plough and harrow the 

 ground in April, May, or June, and you will be sure of a crop. It grows well in 

 ordinary lands, but on sandy lands best (E. W. Jones of Buena Vista, Miss.)" 



Var. ciliare {Plate IX.) Syn. — P. ciliare, Retz. Vern. — Punjab : 

 Dobra (Simla Hills) ; N.-W. Prov. : Kewai (Aligarh), siuri (Allahabad) ; 

 N.-W. Prov. and Oudh : Kabdai (Pilibhit), sahri and sehri (Bhira) ; 

 Bundelkhand : Kewai ; Rajputana: Chhinke (Ajmere); Cent. Prov.: 

 Mandiya (Chanda), rdha (Nagpur), sikka (Seoni and Balaghat);. Bengal : 

 Makur jalee (Roxb.) ; Teling : Shangali gaddi (Roxb.). 



Differs by having the lateral nerves and margin of the inner glumes 



clothed with long white hairs. It is found usually on dry sandy or rocky 



ground. From the reports I have received it evidently appears to be a 



good fodder grass, and is highly valued in Rajputana. 



P. Teneriffae, R. Br. Syn. — Tricholcena Teneriffce, Pari.; T.micrantha, Schrad. ; 

 Saccharum Teneriffce, Linn. f. 



• See also Plate A., Fig. 4, of present Volume. 



