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with the Abyssinian. It differs from the generic character of 
-Danthonia in the flowers much exceeding the glumes. The habit 
of the: plant is that of Festuca gigantea, which it further closely 
resembles in colour, stature, and texture. 
17. Poa NEMORALIS, L. f 
Hab. Fernando Po, alt. 7500 feet. Cameroons Mountains, alt. 7000- 
10,000 feet. (Fl. Dec.-April.) E 
Not hitherto found in Abyssinia. There are two forms in the 
Cameroons Mountains : one like the ordinary European ; the other, 
from a lower elevation, of greater size, with more effuse panicles, 
the branches usually solitary, elongated, and spreading. 
18. KcLERiA CRISTATA, Pers, K. convoluta, Hochst.; Steud, Syn. 
Gram. 293. 
Hab. Cameroons Mountains, alt. 8000-12,000 feet. (Fl. Dec., Jan.) 
A South-African and Abyssinian plant. 
19. FESTUCA BROMOIDES, Linn. 
Hab. Cameroons Mountains, alt. 7000-10,000 feet. (Fl. Dec.) 
Common in Abyssinia and South Africa. 
20. Festuca Simensis, Hochst.; Steud. Syn. Gram. 314. 
Hab. Fernando Po, alt. 8500 feet. Cameroons Mountains, alt. 7000 
feet. (Fl. Dec.-Márch.) ` 
21. FESTUCA GIGANTEA, Vill. 
Hab. Fernando Po, alt. 8500 feet. (Fl. March.) 
A larger-flowered form than the European, with larger florets ; 
but I can find no distinctive characters. The ovary is glabrous, 
with terminal stigma. 
22. Festuca Scurmperiana, A. Rich, (ante, vi. 23). F. restituta, 
Steud. Syn. Gram, 314. 
Hab. Fernando Po, alt. 8500 feet. Cameroons Mountains, alt, 8000- 
13,500 feet. (Fl. Dec.-March.) 
Varies extremely in stature, and in the inflorescence either 
dense or lax. 
23. TRIPOGON MAJOR, H.f.,n.sp. Glaberrimus, foliis setaceo-invo- 
lutis, spiculis 3-poll. 8-12-floris, glumis lanceolato-subulatis acumi- 
natis, rhachi sericeo-villosa, palea inferiore tridentata breviter aristata. 
Hab. Cameroons Mountains, alt. 7000-8000 feet. (Fl. Dec.) 
Gramen cespitosum, strictum, pedale et ultra. Folia 4-6-pollicaria, 
angustissima, strictiuscula, glaberrima v, pilis paucissimis conspersa, 
