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derneath. See Calamagrostis Epigejos 



un- Epigejos. 



A. Calyx 1 -flowered, smooth : blossoms woolly : straw Calamagrc 



branched. See Calamagrostis lanceolata. stis. 



A. Calyx 1 -flowered : leaves rolled in at the edges, sharp arena'ria, 



pointed. See Calamagrostis arenaria. 



LO'LIUM. Cal. l leaf, fixed, many-flowered, 



spikets alternate. 





Li. .spike awnless: spikets compressed, many-nowered, 



longer than the calyx. 



Gram, pasc .—Dicks, h. s.—Schreb. 37-Leers. 12. l~H. ox. viii. 

 2. 2-Fl. dan. 7^7-Dod. 540. l-Lob. obs. 21. l-Ger. em. 

 78. 2~Park. 1145, 2, andlU6. 1~C. B. V2S-Math. 

 \0<23-Scheuch. 1. 7, A. B/C. D.-Mont. 19* 



This plant is subject to considerable var. as it grows in rich 

 or poor soil it is from 6' to 20 inches high or more, and the parts 

 of fructification vary in proportion. The spike is generally flat, 

 but sometimes nearly cylindrical. Spike sometimes shews a dis- 

 position to become branched, particularly towards the bottom. 



Calyx from 3 to l or 7 -flowered; the terminating calyx 2- 

 Ieaved. 



Var. 2. tenue. Spike awnless, cylindrical ; spikets 3.flowered. 

 Lolium tenue. Link. 



Van 3. Broad spiked. Spike compound* 



Scheuckz. pr. 2. Gramen loliaceum % &c. 



Spike as broad as it is loog, composed of many smaller spikes 



placed in a double row and closely crowded together. Scheuch. 



This var. is inserted on the authority of Dr. Sibthorpe in FL ox. 



but he has given only the general habitat of pastures. Way. 

 sides. 



Ray grass. Rye-grass. Crap. Red Darnel. Road side, dry 



pastures. P. June * 



and 

 uister 



J ng- Screens to keep off the cold winds in gardens, are made of them ; 

 they are laid across the frame of wood- work, as the foundation for plai 

 floors. 



* It makes an excellent hay upon dry chalkey or sandy soils. It i 

 cultivated with advantage along with clover, and springs earlier than 

 the other grasses ; thereby supplying food for cattle, at a season when 

 l \ is most difficult to be obtained. Cows, horses, and sheep eat i' 



^'aatsaienot fond of it. It was hinted in the Gramma pus.ua b 



' Mr. 







