300 GRAMINE^. [Melica. 



jjs * Corolla atoned. Panicle lax. 



2. A. ccespitosa, Linn. Turfy Hair-grass. Panicle diffuse ; 

 branches scabrous ; florets hairy at the base, rather longer than 

 the calyx ; awn straight, inserted near the base of, and not ex- 

 ceeding in length, the corolla. Br. Fl. ed. 3. p. 40. E. Fl. 

 v. i. p. 102. E. Bot. t. 1432. — Deschampsia, Beauv. 



Moist meadows and borders of fields, common. Fl. June — Aug. 

 %. — Much tufted. Culms two to four feet high. Leaves linear, acu- 

 minate, rough at the margin. Panicle large, silvery-grey or greenish, 

 much branched. Spikelets acute. Calyx-valves unequal, lanceolate, 

 subglabrous, rather acute, erose. Florets with a few longish hairs at 

 the base, upper ones pedunculated; their valves ovate, obtuse, erose, 

 the outer ones with five short teeth, the inner bifid, A coarse grass, 

 seldom eaten by cattle, sometimes viviparous. 



3. A. jlexuosa, Linn. Waved Hair-grass. Panicle (when 

 flowering) diffuse ; florets villous at the base, as long as the 

 calyx; awn jointed, inserted near the base of, but much longer 

 than the calyx ; leaves setaceous. Br. Fl. ed. 3. p. 40. E. Fl. 

 v. i. p. 104. E. Bot.t. 1519. 



Heaths and hilly places, abundant. Fl. July. %. — One to two feet 

 high. Panicle loose, shining, capillary. Florets protruded consider- 

 ably beyond the calyx. Valves of the corolla lanceolate, acute. 



4. A. caryophyllea, Linn. Silvery Hair-grass. Panicle 

 divaricated ; florets scarcely villous at the base, shorter than 

 the calyx; awn inserted below the middle, jointed, longer than 

 the calyx ; leaves setaceous. Br. Fl. ed. 3. p. 40. E. Fl. v. i. 

 p. 106. E. Bot. t. 812. 



Gravelly hills and pastures, frequent. Fl. June, July. %. — Two to 

 eight inches high. Leaves short, few. Panicle trichotomous. Flo- 

 rets silvery-grey. Calyx-valves nearly equal, lanceolate, the upper 

 part pellucid and white. Valves of the corolla scabrous at the back, 

 unequal, apex bifid. 



5. A. precox, Linn. Early Hair-grass. Panicle somewhat 

 spiked ; florets scarcely villous at the base, about as long as the 

 calyx; awn twisted, inserted below the middle, longer than the 

 calyx ; leaves setaceous. Br. El. ed. 3. p. 41. E. El. v. i. 

 p. 105. E. Bot. t. 1296. 



Sandy hills and pastures. Fl. May, June. ©. — One to three inches 

 high. Panicle few-flowered, pale silvery-green. Valves of the calyx 

 lanceolate, scabrous, when seen under a good glass ; those of the co- 

 rolla narrow, acuminate, scabrous, the point bifid. 



10. Melica. Linn. Melic-grass. 



Panicle lax. Calyx of two valves, about 2-flowered, with the 

 rudiment of a third floret. Corolla 2-valved, awnless. Fruit 



