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3- branched from the base, the middle branch the longest ; base of 
flowering glume stalk-like, jointed above the empty glumes. 
Stamens 3. Styles 2, distinct, feathered. Grain cylindric, free, 
but closely embraced by the persistent glumes. 
Panicle-branches short, erect. Awns about f in. . . 1. A. Adscenscionis. 
Panicle-branches long, drooping. Awns 2-2J in. . . 2. A. cyancmtha. 
*1. Aristida Adscensionis, Linn . ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 224. 
Annual or perennial ; stems 1-3 ft. Panicle green or brown, 
4- 12 in., narrow ; branches short, erect. Spikelets^in., excluding 
the awn. Empty glumes pointed, awnless, the upper one about 
as long as the flowering glume. Awn .about J in. 
Throughout India, in dry,sandy soil, ascending to 4000 ft. — Widely dispersed 
in warm countries of the Old World. 
*2. Aristida cyanantha, Steud . ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 225. Peren- 
nial ; stems 3-6 ft. Panicle purple, 12-18 in. ; branches very 
long, widely spreading, drooping. Spikelets \ in., excluding the 
awns. Empty glumes shortly awned, the upper one much longer 
than the flowering glume. Awn 2-2^ in. 
W. Himalaya, 3000-5000 ft. — Low hills in the Punjab. — Afghanistan. 
