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TRIANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
Class III. 
132. LYGE'UM. W. Lygeum. 
912 Spartum W. rush-leaved Jilt 
133. CORNUCO'PI^. L. CoaNucopm 
913 cucuUatum W. 
134. CEN'CHRUS. P. S. 
914 lappaceus W. 
915 echinatus W. 
916 tribulo'ides 
hooded Mi 
Cenciirus. 
Bur M 
rough-spiked ill^ 
spinous M 
135. PENNISE'TUM. Rich. Pennisetum. 
917 cenchroides Rick, ciliated 
136. SPARTFNA. W. Spartina. 
918stricta W. upright 
919 cynosuroides Rich. Dog's-tail 
920 polystachya Fh. many-spiked 
921 jfincea Ph. spreading 
137. NAR'DUS. W. Mat-grass. 
922stricta W. upright 
138. ORYZOP'SIS. Mich. Oryzopsis. 
923 aspeiifolia M. rough-leaved 
M O] 
A ec 
O cu 
O cu 
na cu 
O cu 
cu 
A cu 
A cu 
A cu 
A cu 
A cu 
A cu 
Graminece. 
If my.jn Ap 
Graminece. 
I au Ap 
GraminecB. 
1 jl Ap 
2 au.d Ap 
1 my.au Ap 
Graminece. 
lA my.au Ap 
Graminece. 
1 au Ap 
3 au.s Ap 
6 au.s Ap 
1| jl.au Ap 
Graminece. 
1 jn.jl Ap 
Graminece. 
3 jl.au Ap 
Sp.l. 
Spain 1776. D co Clus. hist. 2. f. 2 
Sp.l. 
Levant 1788. S co Fl. grsc. 1. t. 51 
Sp. 3—21. 
India 1773. 
W.Indies 1691. 
N.Amer. 1818. 
Sp. 1—8. 
C. G. H. 
1777. S CO 
Sp. 4—8. 
Britain sal. m. 
N.Amer. 1781. 
N.Amer. 1781. 
N.Amer. 1781. 
Sp. 1—2. 
Britain nloi. h. 
D CO 
D CO 
D CO 
D CO 
Beauv. t.l4. f.7 
C. ic.5. p.39.t.462 
C. ic. 5. t. 461 
Eng. bot. 380 
L.fil.fa.l.p.l7.t.9 
D m.s Eng. bot. 290 
Sp.l. 
N. Amer. 1822. D co 
Paspalum. 
punctured 
panicled 
purple 
two-spiked 
decumbent 
139. PAS'PALUM. W. 
924 scrobiculatum W. 
925 paniculatum W. 
926 stolon'iferum W. 
927 distichum W. 
928 serot'mum Fl. 
140. AXO'NOPUS. P. de B. Axonopus. 
929 cimicinus P. de B. spotted m 
141. MFLIUM. W. Millet-grass. 
930 efFusum W. common M 
931 parad6xum W. black-seeded Ml 
932 multifl6rum W. en. many-flowered Ml 
933 cffirul^scens Desf. blueish Mi 
934 frut^scens Lk. shrubby M 
142. KNAP'PIA. E.B. Knappia. 
935 agrostidea E. B. small Ml 
143. DIGITA'RIA. P.S. Finger-grass. 
936 sanguinalis P. S. slender-spiked Ml 
937 villosa P. S. villous Ml 
938 aegj'ptiaca W. en. Egyptian 
939 ciliaris P.S. - - 
940 marginata Lk. 
144. PAN'ICUM. B.P. 
941 col6num W. 
942 brizoides W. 
943 fasciculatum W. 
944 proliferum Lam. 
DIGYNIA. 
Graminece. 
E] cu 11 jl.s Ap 
0 cu 3 jl.s Ap 
1 Al cu 2 jl.s Ap 
0]cu IJjl Ap 
O cu 1| jl.au Ap 
Graminece. 
1 jl.s Ap 
Graminece. 
O cu 
A 
O 
A cu 
3 jn.jl 
3 jn.jl 
1| jn.jl 
A cu IJ jn.jl 
A cu 1 
Ap 
Ap 
Ap 
Ap 
Ap 
Sp. 5—82. 
E. Indies 1778. 
Jamaica 1782. S 
Peru 1794. S 
Jamaica 1776. S 
N.Amer. 1804. S 
Sp. 1—4. 
India 
Sp. 5—14. 
Britain 
France 
S CO 
H.n.h.l3.t.89.f.3 
SI. hist.1. t.72.f.2 
Jacq. ic. 2. t. 302 
Sw.obs.35. t.2.f.l 
1788. S co 
m. s. p. S 
1771. S 
S. Europe 1778. S 
1819. 
1822. 
ciliated 
divaricate Mi 
Panic-grass. 
purple Ml 
Briza-like Jill; 
fascicled Ml 
proliferous 
O cu 
Graminece. 
\ mr.ap Ap 
Graminece. 
O ag 
2 au Ap 
l|jl.s Ap 
li jl Ap 
lAjl.au Ap 
I jl Ap 
Graminece. 
I jl.au Ap 
1 jn.jl Ap 
2 jn.jl Ap 
I jn.au Ap 
Barbary 
Crimea 
Sp. 1. 
Wales 
Sp. 5—25. 
Britain fields, 
N.Amer. 1781. 
Egypt 1794. 
China 1804. 
Brazil 1822. 
Sp. 18—185. 
E. Indies 1699. 
E. Indies 1801. 
Jamaica 1801. 
N.Amer. 1820. 
m.s Eng. bot. 1106 
CO Host. gr. 3. t. 23 
CO Host. gr. 3. t. 45 
CO Desf. atl. 1. 1. 12 
CO 
san. pi. S s 
S CO 
Eng. bot. 1127 
Eng. bot. 849 
cr. Jac. obs. 3. t. 70 
CO Host. gr. 4. 1. 15 
CO 
CO Ehr. pic. t. 3. f.3 
CO Pl.alm.t.l91.fl 
History, Use, Propagation, Culture, 
132. Lygeum. From Xuyou, to bend, in allusion to its flexibility. This plant is used in Spain, Provence, and 
other places for making ropes, baskets, nets, and for filling their paillasses or lower mattrasses. Ropes were 
made of it by the Romans. Esparto (spartum) is the Spanish appellation of this and other grasses used for si- 
milar purposes. 
133. Cornucopice. The spike inclosed in the involucrum peculiar to the genus, resembles the " Horn of 
Plenty." The leaves and flower of C. cucuUatum, Sir J. E. Smith observes, are perhaps of all grasses the most 
singular and uncommon. It is a native of the vales about Smyrna, whence it was sent to England by Sherard, 
and is preserved in the Chelsea garden and at Kew. 
134. Cenchrus. Ksvx?o; is the Greek name of the millet ; by which, it is probable, that Setaria italica was 
intended. C. echinatus is the most common grass in the pastures of Jamaica, and is looked on as a wholesome 
and pleasant food for horses and cattle. 
135. Pennisetum. From penna, a pen, and seta, a bristle ; a feathery bristle, referring to the nature of the 
involucrum. 
136. Spartina. A word altered from spartum, the specific appellation of Lygeum ; the plants being similar 
to the latter in habit. The origin of the word spartum has not been satisfactorily explained. The Spaniards 
call this, and similar tough grasses, useful to them in making ropes, esparto. 
137. Nardus. The term vot^dog was applied by the Greeks to a substance possessing a peculiar per- 
