CXIII. GRAMINE.E 
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bearing a rudimentary blade and ligule, tip truncate. Spikelets 
1-2^ in., 4-8-fiowered, crowded in numerous, drooping, raceme-like 
branches 10-18 in. long. Lower empty glume obtuse, upper finely 
pointed. Styles 3. 
Huttoo. — W. Himalaya. 7000-9000 ft. 
Common in the undergrowth of deodar and fir forest in moist localities. 
Usually flowers gregariously. Native name Ringal. The stems are used for 
pipes, basket work, &c. 
54. DENDROCALAMTJS. From the Greek dendron, a tree, and 
calamos, a reed, referring to the tree-like habit of .this Grass.— 
Tropical and subtropical Asia. 
Dendrocalamus strictus, Nees ; FI Br . Ind. vii. 404. An 
arborescent bamboo; rootstock much branched; stems peren- 
nial, 20-40 ft., 1-3 in. diam., erect or bent and rooting at the 
