396 159. GRAWMINEX. 
SZzECHUEN ` North Wushan, 4000-7000 feet (A. Henry, 7043) ; 
Kwanetune: near Hiver Lienchan (Nevin, in herb. Hance, 
17528 m part!). Mus. Brit.: Herb. Kew. 
Himalayas, Japan, Temperate Asia, Europe. 
Var. borealis, Rendle, var. nov. Culmi ad 2-pedales, basi 
l lin. crass., 3-nedi. Foliorum vagine glabre, striate, vix sca- 
bridul:z, sublaxee ; ligula ovata, 2-5 lin. longa; lamina ut in var. 
ligulata sed minus seabridula. Panteula densiuseula, ramis 
brevibus ascendentibus, lanceolata, 8-9 poll. longa, ad 7 lin. lata ; 
spicule 3 lin. Jonge, Gluma i. secundam paullo (4-4 lin.) exce- 
dens; gl. fertilis e. 23 lin. longa, arista basalis e. 4 lin. longa, pili 
laterales in callo 4 lin. longi; palea 2 lin. longa; rhachilla eum 
pilis e. 13 lin. longa. 
SuaxTUNG: Chefoo (Forbes, 397! Maingay, 63). Herb. 
Kew. 
Near var. ligulata, but distinguished by its less strict and 
laxer panicle and larger spikelets. 
Var. brachytricha, Mack. in Bull. Herb. Boiss. vii. (1899) 
p 652. 
Calamagrostis brach ytrieha, Steud. Syn. Gram. p. 189; Hance, in 
Journ, Linn, Soc, Bot. xii. (1873) p. 91; Mig. in Ann. Mus, Bot. 
Lugd.- Bat, ii. p. 278; Franch, et Savat. Enum. Pl. Jap. ii. p. 169. 
Cunt: Peking (Williams, in herb. Hance, 12793 in part !); 
SUINGKING (Koss, 130), Newchang (Shearer!); Hrren, 7000- 
9500 ft. (A. Henry, 6792), Ichang (4. Henry, 27451), Tsien 
Mountains ( Faber, 1528!). Mus. Brit.; Herb. Kew. 
Japan. 
I find it difficult to distinguish this variety from the type- 
species. 
Var. collina, Rendle. 
Deyeuxia collina, Piyer, in Engl. Bot. Jahrb. xxix, (1900) p. 225. 
Calamagrostis collina, Franchet, Pl. David. ii. p. 143. 
SZECHUEN : Moupin, on sunny hills (David, fide Franchet). 
T have not seen a specimen of this plant, but do not find in the 
description anything by which to separate it specifieally from 
Deyeuxia sylvatica. The author says that it has the habit of 
Calamagrostis sciuroides, from which it differs in having the 
culms smooth below the panicle, the tuft of hairs on the callus 
shorter, equalling scarcely a third of the length of the flower, 
