52 D.-: SwA's.izs Botanical Ilijl or y 



Descr. Culmus cieclus, interne geniculatus, teres, ftriatus, glabcr. 

 Articull pubefcentes, albidi. 

 Folia linearia, acuta, longiufcula, erecta, ftriata, glabra, mar- 

 gine cartiiagineo fcabra. Vagimt ardcc. Ligiila fubnuUa. 

 Panicula eredla, pedalis, ramofa. 



Peduncidi patentiffimi, fubdivifi, 3 — 41115, capillarcs, pnrpii- 

 rafcentes ; fedicellis tenuiffimis longiufculis laxis flexuofis, 

 fub floribus incraffatis, coloratis. 

 riores ovati, E. panicecc vix majores. 



Calycis valvulce xquales, dorfo obtufe carinatae, oblongic, 

 leviter acutce, fubnervofa:, glaberrimse, bafin verlus rubro 

 s. violaceo-colorat^. 

 Gluma corollina mutica, tota glabra, nirens, pallide virens. 

 Exterioris valvuLt obJong^, obtufas, vix com prefix, dorfo 

 * " ■ convexa^, ina^quales: exterior 3plo minor; /«/m(5r magni- 



tiidine calycis, bafi excifa, cum fquamulis lateralibus 

 albidis. 

 Jntcnoris valvula exterior mao;nitudine 2:lumx exterioris ma- 

 , joris, oblonga, obtufa, glaberrima ; interior minuta, lance- 



, . data, tenerrima, albida. 

 Necfarii petala fubrotunda, retufa, albida ad latera germinis. 

 Filamenia 6, breviflima. Anthera^ lineares, longitud. corolL 



interioris, flav^e, apicc bifido polliniferae. 

 Germen ovatum. Styli duo, breves. Stigmata priorum, albida. 



This fpecies has ftill more refemblance to a Melica^ but the defcrip- 

 tion above fliows its true genus. None of the former has fuch bare 

 and rounded corolline glumes. It diftinguillies itfelf at firfl: fight 

 by the very difFufe panicles, more evidently fubdivided than in the 

 other kinds. There can fcarcely be a doubt that this has been con- 

 founded with the following : 



5. E H R* 



