THE IDENTIFICATION OF WALTER'S GRASSES. 51 



P. amabilis L. is an Indian species. The Linnaean 

 description was not used by Walter. 





capillaris 7. panicula laxa patentissima, culmo ramosis- 



simo, pedicellis praelongis, spiculis ovatis 

 3 s. 4-floris, culmo sesquipedali. 



Agrees well with JSragrostis capillaris Nees. The 

 Linnaean description of P. capillaris was not used by 

 Walter. 



compressa 8. panicula secunda coarctata, culmo obliquo 



compresso, flosculis saepius ternis. 



Probably Poa compressa L., to which description 

 Walter has added, " flosculis saepius ternis/ 9 



pratensis 9. panicula longa diffusa, spiculis quinquefloris 



glabris ovatis, culmo erecto tereti 4-pedali. 



Agrees well with Triodia cuprea Jacq. (Poa quinque- 

 folia Pursh; P. seslerioides Michx.), to which it is re- 

 ferred by Elliott. Walter has used Linnaeus' descrip- 

 tion but has inserted " longa" and added " 4-pedali," 

 thus making considerable change. 



cristata 10. panicula spicata, spiculis quadrifloris, pe- 



dunculo longioribus. 



This is stated by Elliott to be Poa rigida L. (Sclero- 

 poa rigida Griseb.), which is introduced in South Caro- 

 lina, " common around Beaufort." 



No specimen in the herbarium. 



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45. Festuca. Cal. 2-valvis. Spicula oblonga teretiuscula. [p. si] 



Glumis acuminatis. 



