Abstract

A paper on Grasses and Forage plants of Hawaii by the Agronomist of the station appears as Bulletin No. 36 of the Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station. Several important grasses and forage plants are described therein. A list is also given of the undesirable and poisonous plants that are met with there and it includes among others the following that occur also in Southern India as indigenous or introduced. Acacia Farnesiana known as Peevalam in Tamil and Gabbu Thumma in Telugu, Andropogon halepensis (Johnson grass) 'difficult to eradicate,' Chrysopogon (Andropogon) aciculatus, Lantana Camara (Lantana), Momordica Charantia (Chinese cucumber or Carilla fruit) culti- vated everywhere and Psidium guayava (Guava) are said to crowd out and replace the plants which have forage value. Asclepias curassavica (Milkweed), Leucæna glauca (Kou bush) which seems to cause falling of hair from horses' tails and known as Tagarai in Tamil, Ricinus communis (Castor bean), which causes abortion and Tephrosia purpurea (Kolingi) are said to be poisonous. C. T.

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