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It is sacred also to Ganeslia. Durva and Doorba must not 

 be confounded with Darbha, a synonym of the celebrated 

 Cusha grass. Sir W, Jones, and others ex. Bird wood, Bombay 

 Products, p. 128. 



156. Cynodon Neesii, Thro. En. p. 371. C. virgatns* 

 N. ab Es. This grass was found at Trin com alee by the late 

 Rev. S. 0. Glenie. It has long panicles and quite unlike the 

 above. 



157. Cynodon gracilis, N. ab Es. Leptoohloa uniflora, 

 Hochst, Said to be common in the hotter parts of the 

 Island. 



158. Leptochloa chinensis, iV. ab Es. L. tenerrima, R. 

 and S. Poa chinensis, Barm. Rox. Fl. Iud. 1, p. 332. Found 

 by me on the shore of the Colombo lake evidently from intro- 

 duced seed. Roxburgh says it is a large beautiful species, 

 growing on the borders of water-courses, and places where 

 there is much moisture. 



159. Leptochloa filiformis, R. and S. The habitat 

 of this grass is given as Colombo on my authority. It 

 is a slender grass with a long delicate panicle ; found 

 by me in abundance in the garden behind the Govern- 

 ment offices, but it has disappeared from this place for some 

 years past. 



100. Leptochloa aeabica, Ktk. En. 1 p. 271. Dinebra 

 segyptiaca, Jacq. I found this in great abundance in the 

 Guinea grass close to the Colombo Kachcheri, several years 

 ago, but evidently from seed thrown out in the debris from the 

 bazaars. Dalzell in Bombay Flora, p. 297, says it is common 

 in Sindh, where it is called Drub, and it is a favourite food of 

 buffaloes. It is a native of iEgypt, Senegambia, Arabia, and 

 India. 



161. Eleusine indica, Gcert. Cynosurus indicus, Linn. 

 Wal-mal-kurakkan, Sinhalese. Burin. Thea. Zeyl. t. 47. fig. 1. 



