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Rusa-oil (lemon oil) procured from this grass, viz., 
motia and sufia, which the distillers of Khandesh and the 
neighboring districts recognize, apparently depends 
on similar conditions, although the accounts concern- 
ing them are to some extent conflicting. The authors 
of the Pharmacographia Indica (vol. 3, p. 558) say: 
"The oil distillers in Khandesh call the grass motiya 
when the inflorescence is young and of a bluish white 
color; after it has ripened and become red, it is 
called sonfiya. The oil obtained from it in the first 
condition has a more delicate odor than that obtained 
from the ripened grass." On the other hand, Mr. E. G. 
Fernandez reports in a letter to Kew: "The motia spe- 
cies (or variety) is usually confined to the higher 
slopes, while the »ufia grass is more common in the 
plains and on the plateau-land in the hills, but they 
are not infrequently found growing together. The »ufia 
is much more strongly scented, but the odor of motia 
is preferred, and this latter commands double the 
price of the former." The samples of both forms "sup- 
plied by Mr. Fernandez do not show any morphological 
differences, and as to age, some of the motia samples 
are in a more advanced stage than the sufia. (Adapted 
from Stapf, The Oil-grasses of India and Ceylon, in 
the Kew Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information, 1906, 
p. 341.) 
Dendroealamus giganteus (Poaceae), 45963. Bamboo. 
From near Kandy, Ceylon. Secured by Mr. George F. 
Mitchell, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C. , at 
the Peradenlya Botanical Gardens. One of the largest 
of the bamboos, growing to a height of 100 feet with 
a stem diameter of 8 inches, the stem walls being one- 
half of an inch thick. It is probably Indigenous in 
the hills of Martaban and is cultivated in Burma and 
also in most tropical countries. The stems are used 
for posts and rafters, and for piping water. (Adapted 
from Brandis, Indian Trees, p. 678.) 
Dypsis madagaseariensis (Phoenicaceae) , 45958. Palm. 
From near Kandy, Ceylon. Secured by Mr. George F. 
Mitchell, Treasury Department, Washington, D. C, at 
the Peradeniya Botanical Gardens. A graceful Madagas- 
car palm about 15 feet high, with leaves 10 feet long. 
The pinnate leaves, with 18-lnch long segments ar- 
ranged in fascicles of 6 or 8, seem to be arranged on 
the stem in threes, giving it a triangular appearance. 
This arrangement of the leaves, and the fascicled 
