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cles contracted, spikelike. Spikelets pedicel- 

 late. 



1. K. CRIST ATA Pers. — It- San Francisco. 

 Summer. 



24. Melica L. Mklic-Grass. 

 Spikelets 3-5-flowered, 2 inferior flowers « , 

 the rest depauperate. Glumes 2, concave, awn- 

 less, unequal. Palets 2, sessile, smooth. Ca- 

 ryopsis terete, free. Leaves flattened. Spike- 

 lets pedicellate. 



1. M. IMPERFECTA Trin. Glumes nearly 

 equaling the florets; lower palet scarious mar- 

 gined, 7-nerved; spikelets one ^ floret and one or 

 two sterile. — U- Cemetery. Summer. 



2. M. BULBOSA Geyer. G 1 u ?n e s nearly 

 equaling the florets; lower palet scarious-mar- 

 gined, 7-nerved; spikelets contain 2 or 3 $ 

 florets. — 21' Coast Range. Summer. 



3. M. BROMOIDES Gray. Glumes distinctly 

 shorter than the lower floret; lower palet acute. 

 71 . Marin County. Summer. 



4. M. Harfordi Bolander. Glumes dis- 

 tinctly shorter than the lower floret; lower 

 palet truncate. — It- Nicasio. Summer. 



25. Brizopyrum Liuk. {DistichUs Raf.). 



Dioecious. Spikelets compressed, Go-flower- 

 ed. Glumes 2, narrow, carinate. Palets 2: 

 lower coriaceous, oc-nerved, not carinate; up- 



