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217581 to 217641— Continued 



217588. Andropogon sp. 



No. 13798. Perennial with depressed leaves and sagging culms. 



217589. Andropogon sp. 



No. 13860. Dodo Betta Mountain near Ootacamund. Altitude 8,000 feet. 

 Perennial forming tight leafy sod. 



217590 and 217591. Brachiaria erucaeformis (J. E. Sm.) Griseb. Poaceae. 



217590. No. 13783. Small wayside perennial. 



217591. No. 13789. Slender, cespitose perennial growing on partly 



shaded bank. 



217592. Briza maxima L. Poaceae. 



No. 13803. Pomological Station, Coonoor, Nilgiri Hills. Annual with 

 large heads. 



217593. Bromus catharticus Vahl. Poaceae. 



No. 13862. Botanical Garden, Ootacamund. Small perennial growing 

 up through low hedge. 



217594. Cassia didymobotrya Fres. Caesalpiniaceae. 



No. 13808. Ornamental shrub with spikes of shiny yellow flowers. 



217595. Cassia mimosoides L. 



No. 13818. Nonesuch Tea Estate, Nilgiri Hills. Altitude 6,000 feet 

 Rainfall 60 inches. Perennial, locally wild and being used as a soil builder. 



217596. Chrysopogon sp. Poaceae. 



No. 13790. Perennial with rather tough but palatable leaves. 



217597. Crotalaria sp. Fabaceae. 



No. 13821. Nonesuch Tea Estate, Nilgiri Hills. Altitude 6,000 feet. 

 Rainfall 60 inches. Small spreading tree used as ornamental and soil 

 builder. 



217598. Crotalaria sp. 



No. 13823. Nonesuch Tea Estate, Nilgiri Hills. Altitude 6,000 feet. 

 Rainfall 60 inches. Monopodial shrub with large leaflets; used as soil 

 builder on slopes. 



217599. Cucumis melo L. Cucurbitaceae. Muskmelon. 



No. 13773. Market, Bangalore, Mysore. Fruit depressed, whitish, round, 

 5 inches in diameter; flesh insipid. 



217600. Cupressus sp. Pinaceae. Cypress. 

 No. 13777. Large tree 60 feet tall with drooping foliage. 



217601. Cupressus sp. 



No. 13778. Cultivated for hedges. 



217602. Danthonia sp. Poaceae. 



No. 13812. Perennial with long culms; shady, moist bank. 



217603. Danthonia sp. 



No. 13850. Dodo Betta Mountains, Ootacamund. Altitude 8,000 feet. 

 Delicate perennial. 



217604. Trisetum sp. 



No. 13858. Dodo Betta Mountain, Ootacamund. Altitude 8,000 feet 

 Perennial with small foliage- 



