TRIANDRIA— DIGYXIA. Melica. 113 



Poa n. 1-172. Hall. Hi^t. v. 2. 22.>. 



Gramen avenaceum, locustis rubris, montanum. Sdieuchz. Agr. 

 \7\.t.3.f. IG, D— F. Bauli.TheatT. 155./. Prodr.20.f. Rail 

 Sijn. 4(]3. Moris, v. 3. 215. sect. S. 1. 1 . f. 48, had. 



G. avenaceum locustis rubiis. Park. Theatr. 1151./. 



In mountainous woods in the north of England, and in Scotland. 



Perennial. June, July. 



Root creeping, as in the preceding. Leaves smoother, and rather 

 narrower, with an extremely short stipula. Panicle for the most 

 part siPxiply racemose ; sometimes divided in the lower part. 

 Ft. of the colour of the last, but more pendulous, and essen- 

 tially different in having two perfect _/ore^A^, besides one or two 

 abrupt, long-stalked, neuter ones. The outer valve of the cu- 

 roila, in the former, is strongly and copiously ribbed ; the inner 

 very thick, and minutely downy, at the margin. 



3. M. ccEvulea. Purple Melic-grass. 



Petals beardless, acute. Panicle close, erect, compound. 

 Flowers upright, cylindrical. 



M. cgerulea. Linn. Mant. 2. 325. mild. v. 1. 383. Fl. Br. 93. 



Engl. Bot. V. II. t. 750. Curt. Lond.fasc. 5. ^. 1 1 . Knapp t. 40. 



Hook. Scot. 3 1 . Schrad. Germ. v. 1.269. Host Gram. v. 2. 7. t. 8. 

 Aira caerulea. Linn. Sp. PL 95. Huds. 33. Leers22. t. 4.f.7. Fl. 



Dan. t. 239. 

 Molinia caerula. Beauv. Agr. 68. t. 14. f. 6. 

 Arundo n. 1518. Hall. Hist. zj. 2. 241.' 

 Gramen pratense serotinum, panicula longa purpurascente. Rail 



Sijn. 404. Moris, u. 3. 201. sect. 8. t. 5./ 22. 

 G. arundinaceum enode minus sylvaticum. Scheuchz. Agr. 209. 

 G. paniculatum autumnale, panicula ampliore, e viridi nigricante. 



76.207. t.4.f. 11, 12, 



In barren sandy boggy ground, especially about turfy pools on 

 mountainous heaths. 



Perennial. August. 



A hard coarse reedy grass, varying greatly in luxuriance, rather 

 artificially referred to this genus, having more the habit, though 

 not the fructification, of Arundo. The root consists of many 

 strong fibres. Stems rather bulbous at the base, with a single 

 joint near the bottom. Leare*- taper-pointed, rough, except at 

 the back ; besprinkled with hairs on the upper surface, particu- 

 larly towards the top of the sheath. Panicle oblong, of numerous, 

 compound, close, furrowed, wavy, scarcely rough, branches. FL 

 dull violet-coloured, or brown, smooth. Cal. lanceolate, acute, 

 single-ribbed, compressed, unequal. Outer valve of the cor. of 

 a similar figure ; inner abru])t. Anth. violet-coloured. Stalk of 

 the spikelct much elongated, with 1 perfect Jloret, sessile at its 

 base 3 another on a level with the shorter valve of the c«?., and 



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