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Plants with flat blades, compressed sheaths and digitate unilateral spikes: spikelets with 1 perfect fl. and 1 or more rudimentary sterile lemmas on the prolonged rachilla.— Species about 40, in the warmer regions of the world. A few are cult. for ornament on account of the attractive infl. Of simple treatment.
 
Plants with flat blades, compressed sheaths and digitate unilateral spikes: spikelets with 1 perfect fl. and 1 or more rudimentary sterile lemmas on the prolonged rachilla.— Species about 40, in the warmer regions of the world. A few are cult. for ornament on account of the attractive infl. Of simple treatment.
  
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C. gracilis, Dur.=Leptochloa virgata, Beauv. This has been recommended as an ornamental.—C.petraea, Swartz, and C. gluca, Vasey, both handsome species from Fla., have been recommended for cult. as ornamentals. A.S.HITCHCOCK.
 
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