Sj'IKKLK'I'S I -floU'crcd. siii;ill. coliiltrcsscd, sessile, iiiil)i'lc;lle. ;ilteni;i(ely 
2-soriatc' uiid unilutenil on ;i slender keeled rliaehis ; rliaehilhi disarlienhitiiiii' ahoNc the 
glumes, produced, or not, l)e\'Oiid the A'ah'e. Floret hernia])hi'o(lite. 
Gi>UMi;s narrow, keeled, or suhulate-nmcronate, the iip-p'''' usualK' deciduous with 
the vahe, the loiver suljpersistent. \'al\'e exceeding the glumes, iiaA'iculai-. tii'mly 
meml)i'auous, o-]ier\ed, awnless, keel ciliate. Pale somewhat shorter than the \al\e, 
2-keeled. Ijodieules 2, miiuue. ohoxaie-cinieate, glabrous. Sta.meiis ',]. ()\ary 
glabrous: st\des distinct. slightK' siiorter than the plumose stigmas, (ii'aiu ol)long. 
subterete ; embryo about g- the length of the gi-ain ; hihnu linear, -| the length of the 
grain. 
Pi':i!I';nm AL : stems cree])ing, rooting at the nodes and emitting from them 
fascicles of l)arren shoots and tlowH'ring culms ; spikes 2 to (! in terminal uml)els. 
Species '2^ 1 in e.\tra-tro[)ical Soutli Africa, the other almost cosmopcjiitan. 
PLATE 430. 
CrxoDox Dactylox, Pers. (I'd. (ap., \'ol. ^'ll.. j>. (i.'U). 
Xal . ( >r( Icr ( '• rami nea'. 
Ci:j,.ms from a few inches lo I fool long, slender. glal)rous. smooth, man\-no(k'i|, 
I he /o^rcr internodes \ ei'\" short . enclosed. I 1k' npjx'i' .'1-1 much longer, mort' or less 
exserted. 
Lk.W'Ks iisnalK' consjiicuoiisK' dislichous in the bari'eii shoots and at the base 
of the culms ; sheaths tight, glabi'ous or hair\-, ol'leii beai'de(l at the mouth : ligule a. 
wvy tine ciliate rim ; blades lineal', hnel\- acute to jauigent, .t to (i inches. b\- 1 to 1^ 
line, wvy I'igid to Haccid. l'ol(le(| oi' comoluti' or Hat. more oi" less glaucous, glabrous 
oi' liaii'y. smooth below, scabeiailous aboxc. S|)ikes '2 to (i, straight, rj- to 2\ inches 
long ; rhacliis pubescent at: the base, keel and margins scabi'id or the keel smooth. 
Si'iKKLi; I's light green or ])ur|)lish, ^ to 1 g line long; I'liachilla jiroduced, \vv\ 
slender. e(| nailing .', the length of the spikelet. 
(inMlis lanceolate, acute to siilailalc-nnici-oualc. the Joii'ci' k to \ line long, the 
upper usually slightly lougei-. keels scabi-id oi- si I h. \'al\'e obli(pi(d\- obkjng to semi- 
0^'ate, suljobliise or minulcl\- apiciilale, about 1 line long, keel ciliate : keels of jmle 
scaberulous. Antlu'rs ol)long. line long, (iraiu k line long. 
Habitat: Xa'I'AI,. Durban I'dals. lhu-]i(Ui(iii. \2 : .'M ; lierea ]Vi)nd. .V.);;i), 
and without precise locality, linclid ii<i n 2i)i) : Dundee. lOOO-.'tOOO I't. alt. : (/rct'ii. 71. 
An almost cosmopolitan grass. In India it is known as Dub" or " Doub,"' in 
other pkices as " liermuda " grass, or I )e\'irs grass. In the Southern States of 
America it is highly \alued as a ])asture or fodder grass, but- should only be planted 
where it is to remain ])ermaiieiitly, as its creeping roots make it \-er\' difHcult to 
erachcate when it has once got a hrm footing. In India it is considered to be one of 
the best grasses, it endures drought, but will not stand much frost. In the coast 
districts of Natal it remains green during the whiter, but w iU not be likely to do wo 
in the ii])lands. 
Fig 1, Pertioii of sliciUli and Idudc shnwinii' lli;iile : 2, s[iikck't ; 3, lower ghiiiic ; 4, upper 
glume ; .3, valve ; (i, [lalc : 7, pistil stamens and Lxliculet-. All ctilnn/iil. 
