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Oncosperma fasciculatum, Thwaites. 
Ceylon. This Palm ascends there to 5000 feet. The very slender 
but prickly stem attains a height of 50 feet. 
Oreodoxa frigida, Humboldt. 
Central America, ascending the Andes to 8500 feet. This dwarf 
slender palm may be chosen here for domestic decorations. 
Osmanthus fragans, Loureiro. 
China and Japan. The flowers of this bush serve for oil-distilla- 
tion like those of the Jasmine. 
Pachyma Cocos, Pries. 
North America. The hard Tuckahoe truffle. 
Panicum altissimum, Meyer. 
P. elatius Kunth. From Mexico to Brazil. An almost woody 
species of arborescent habit, attaining a height of 30 feet. 
Panicles up to a foot and a half long. Evidently desirable for 
naturalisation. 
Panicum divaricatissimum, E. Brown. 
Australia, particularly in the warmer inland regions. A good 
perennial grass, of easy growth on poor soil. 
Panicum divaricatum, Linne. 
P. bambusoides , Hamilton. Central and South America. A 
grass of a scandent habit, ascending high up in trees ; desirable 
for naturalisation in our forests. 
Panicum molle, Swartz.* 
P. sarmentosum , Roxburgh. Warmer parts of America, Africa 
and Asia. The Para-grass. A perennial, very fattening pasture 
grass of luxuriant growth, attaining a height of 6 feet (Grisebach). 
It is hardy at the Cape of Good Hope. 
Panicum Myurus, Lamarck. 
Tropical Asia and America, North-east Australia. A perennial 
aquatic grass, with broad-bladed foliage, fit for ditches and 
swamps. Regarded as very palatable and nutritious to stock by 
Mr. Bailey. 
Panicum obtusum, Humboldt.* 
The Mosquito or Mezquite-grass of Mexico. Perennial j nutritious. 
Panicum prolutum, F. y. Mueller. 
South-east Australia. Flourishes in the hottest weather; bears a 
large panicle of seed. 
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