Similar to Spp. Plena but broader. Fertile fl - very acute, green brown at maturity 3 need; marginally penicululate, upper palea Equaling & sometimes exceeding the lower & somewhat pointed - ligule lep coriaceous than usual in the genus. I Pennisetum dichotomum Linn; Gray. Man. Ed 2. p. 580 No 2085 Wright - There are two undetermined species of Pennisetum in the collections which we probably under- estated but with our present materials in part not with for on recent materials we prefer to pass by them to making more preparations to seeing over them when they are already species in a genus where they are already. There is doubt as much doubting & confusion.