-TRIANDRIA. DIGYNIA. 143 
blossom; the’ 3rd ‘opposite and similar to the 2d; the 4th 
between the 3d and the inner valve of the blossom, flat, mem- 
_ branaceous, -and. generally smaller:than the Ist-—Mr. Curtis 
has seen and figured it in the P. Crusgalli, f. 5. 6.; but calls it 
a membrane between the calyx and bloss. It exists in the 
P. glaucum, viride, miliaceum, capillare, patens, and even in the 
sanguinale, where, still observing its proportion to the outer , 
valve, it is with difficulty discovered. In the patens, with the 
assistance of the 3rd valve, it performs the office of a blossom, 
inclosing 3 naked stamens. _In-the P. Dactylen there are only 
a... BT. . Z 
-PHLE’UM: Pl. II. f..9. Gertn. 1. 
_ Car. Husk 2 valves, including a single floret ; oblong, 
_ Strap-shaped, compressed ; open at the end, and fur- 
__nished with 2 dagger points. Valves equal, straight, 
- concave, compressed; one embracing the other; 
__ lopped ; with a sharp point at the end of the keel. 
Buoss. 2 valves, shorter than the calyx; Outer Valve 
embracing the Inner Valve, which is smaller. » 
. Nectary 2 leaves’; leafits egg-shaped, concave, acute 
_ (Schreb.) 
Stam. Filaments 3; hair-like; longer than the calyx. 
_ Anthers oblong, forked at each end. 
Pisr. Germen roundish. Styles 23 hair-like ;, reflected. 
Summits feathered. 
S. Vss. none. The calyx and the bloss. inclose the 
> cgeed, paar . ia A 
SEED single; roundish. . _ po dag 
Ons. In Phleum arenarivm the florets-are egg-spear-shaped 
and the calyx not lopped, on which account it is now referred 
to the genus Phalaris. iets 
~~ ALOPECU’RUS. PI. II. £8. Gert. 1. 
Cane’ Husk oe! valves, containing 1 floret. Valves egg- 
Spear-shaped, conipressed, equal, united at the base. 
Bross) pihalees Seglipedre ah : , concave, rather shorter 
_ than the calyx, its edges united at the base. dun 
_ twice °as"long ‘asthe blossom, jointed, fixed on the 
_ 6 back of the bloss, towards its base. 9 cee 
PORN elire One) wtte ods dyudsll ae ogee 
Stamey: “pat bs 3, hair-like, flattish at the bottom, 
onger' than the calyx. Anthers forked at each end. 
