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Aesculus plantierensis Andre. ( Aesculaceae . ) 41961. Cut- 
tings of a hybrid horse-chestnut from Kew, England. Pre- 
sented by Sir David Prain, Director, Royal Botanic Gardens. 
"A hybrid raised in the nursery of Messrs. Simon-Louis 
Freres, at Plantieres, near Metz; its parents no doubt A. 
hippocastanum and A. camea. The seed came from the former, 
so that it is (if the generally accepted parentage of A. 
camea be correct) three-fourths common horse-chestnut and 
one part the red buckeye {A. pavia) . It shows the character 
of both its parents in the leaf; the leaflets being stalk- 
less, as in A. hippocastanum, yet showing the strongly 
ridged and uneven surface of A. camea. In shape and size 
the panicle is like that of A. hippocastanum, but the whole 
flower is suffused with a charming shade of soft pink, 
which it inherits from the other parent. In habit and 
general appearance it is Intermediate. It has flowered at 
Kew for several years past, and I consider It a very 
beautiful and desirable acquisition. It has developed no 
fruit at Kew, and I understand from Mr. Jouin, of Plan- 
tieres, that it does not bear seed in the nursery. For 
public places this Is an advantage." (W. J. Bean, Trees 
and Shrubs Hardy In the British Isles, Vol. 1, p. 173.) 
Andropogon spp. (PoaCeae.) 41885-41891. Grass seeds 
from Kirkee, India. Presented by Mr. William Burns, Eco- 
nomic Botanist. 41885. A. annulatus Forsk. "An abundant, 
native perennial grass In India, much used for fodder, both 
the yield and quality being good. It belongs to a group of 
species which are closely Interrelated, but all furnish 
fairly good forage. The species are well adapted to Gulf 
Coast conditions and are at present the subject of care- 
ful investigation as the best of them will probably be 
worthy of cultivation. A. annulatus is a wide-spread 
species over Africa and southern Asia. The vernacular name 
commonly used in Punjab is palwan. Closely related species 
are A, pertusus (the sour-grass of Barbados), A. caricosus , 
and A. bifoveolatus . " (C .V .Piper .) 41886. A. caricosus L. "A 
species much like the preceding and of similar value. In- 
troduced in Antigua where it is valued as a hay grass." 
(Piper.) 41888. A. lawsoni Hook. f. "A perennial species 
with creeping rootstocks, native to Mysore, India." (Piper.) 
41889. A. odoratus Llsboa. "A species with odorous herbage 
and stems 3 to 4 feet high, thick as a goose quill. Native 
to Deccan, India." (Piper.) 41890. A. pumilus Roxb. "A 
slender species with stems 6 to 18 inches high; native in 
the drier parts of India." (Piper.) 41891. A. purpureo- 
sericeus Hochst. "An annual species with stems 3 to 4 feet 
high. Native to Abyssinia and India." (Piper.) 
