THE FLORA OF LIVERPOOL. 



2. F. BROMOTDES. L. (Barren P.) June. 



Var. a. Hook. & Arnott. " Flowering panicle, erect- 

 patent, culm above leafless." 



Way sides and dry pastures, frequent in Win-al. Abun- 

 dant on the sand hills at New Brighton, Crosby, &c. 



Var. b. Hook. & Arnott. F. myurus. Smith 

 (not Linn). "Panicle drooping at the end; 

 culm sheathed and leafy to near the panicle." 



On old walls near Bidston. 



3. F. oviNA. L. (Sheep's F.) June, July, n 



Var. a. Hook. & Arnott. F. vivipara. Sm. 

 F. c^STA. Sm. F. TENUiFOLiA. Sibth, ''Culms 

 short somewhat four angled and scabrous 

 pubescent below the small panicle, leaves in- 

 volute setaceous root fibrous tufted." 



Sand hills along the shore, frequent. 



Var. b. Hook. & Arnott. F. duriuscula. L. & Sm. 

 "Culms taller many angled and somewhat 

 glabrous below the broader panicle, leaves of 

 the culm often flat but afterwards usually in- 

 volute, root tufted or slightly creeping." 



Pastures and sand hills along the coast, frequent. 



Var. c. Hook. & Arnott. F. rubra. L, & Sm. 



" Culms usually tall many angled and glabrous 



below the often broadish panicle, leaves of the 



culm flat at length sometimes involute, root 



creeping, the scions ending in erect shoots 



with distichous leaves." 



On the sand hills along the coast, and near Wallasey 

 Pool, frequent. 



4. F. PRATENSTs. Huds. (Mcadow F.) June, July. 2^ 



Var. a. Hook. & Arnott. " Some or all of the 

 branches of the panicle in pairs, one usually with 

 several spikelets." 

 In meadows, moist pastures, &c., frequent. 



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