286 Dr. Smith** Ohfervations on the Britijh Specks of Bromus. 



other fpecies, and Linnasus afterwards quoted that work for 

 B. arvenjis. So neceffary is the comparison of original Specimens ! 



I think there can be no doubt of Scheuchzer's Gr. avenaceum, 

 locuftis villofis, anguftis, candicantibus et ariftatis, Agr. 254. /. 5. 

 f. 12, being our B. mollis, though I have feen no fpecimen under his 

 own hand, and therefore would not quote him. 



4. Bromus racemofus. 

 Smooth Brome-grafs. 



B. panicula erectiufcula diffufa; pedunculis fimplicibus, fpiculis 



ovatis fexfloris, flofculis imbricatis deprefUs nervofis glabris, 

 Bromus racemofus. Linn. Sp. PL 1 14. 

 B. polymorphus /3 et £ Hudf. 49. var. 3 & 4. With. 160. 

 Feftuca avenacea, fpicis ftrigofioribus, e glumis glabris compactis. 



Rati Syn. ed. 2. 261. ed. 3. 414. 

 Gramen avenaceum pratenfe, gluma tenuiore glabra. DHL in Rail 



Syn. ed. 3. 414. 

 G, avenaceum pratenfe, gluma fquamofa longiore glabra. Morif. 



Sect. 8. /. 7. f. io. Herb. Bobart. 

 G. avenaceum hirfutum annuum, panicula ampliore maglfque fparfa 



locuftis craflioribus glabris et ariftatis. Till. Pif. 74. Herb, 



Sherard. 

 G. loliaceum alpinum, fpica exili, rarioribus locuftis. Pont-ed* Camp. 



46. Herb. Sherard. 



In pratis et pafcuis. Fl. Junio. 



At Holkham, Norfolk. Mr> Crowe. North amptonihire. Mr* 



Dick/on. 



Praecedente 



