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herbarium, there is a pencil memorandum, “ Earsham, Mr. | 
Woodward,” probably implying a supposition that Mr. Wood- 
ward had found the same species near Earsham. On another ` 
sheet, there is a specimen of B. commutatus, labelled as ho 
arvensis, with the same habitat and authority ; thus making 
it appear that B. commutatus was at first supposed to be B. 
arvensis, by Smith. In the English Flora, however, Mr. 
Woodward’s locality of Earsham is given under B. racemosus; 
and as Smith does not mention any non-pubescent variety of 
B. mollis, in that work, but writes, “ Glumes downy in every 
part, except occasionally at the base," it may be presumed 
that his B. racemosus includes the plant so named by Hor. 
nüng, Koch, and others, as the true B. racemosus of Linnæus, 
and likewise the B. commutatus of Schrader. To myself, it 
appears that the latter plant comes nearer B. secalinus, while 
the former is scarcely distinguishable from B. mollis except 
by its want of pubescence; indeed, I have received B. com- — 
mutatus from a good and observing English botanist, under ` 
the name of B. secalinus, and also B. secalinus under the — 
name of B, racemosus. With the British Flora and the ` 
Agrostographia of Künth before me, I will now endeavour t0 
give the characters of some of the English species, real and 
alleged; but in doing this, I shall be compelled to modify ` 
the specific characters of the two works named. . | 
B. mollis, Linn. Panicle close ovate erect in fruit, DÉI ` 
duncles slightly branched, simple peduncles shorter than the — 
crowded ovate somewhat compressed pubescent spikelets, 
flowers closely imbricate, sheaths of the leaves pubescent OF ` 
hairy. Eng. Bot. 1078. (good). 
B, racemosus, (Linn?) Panicle elongated erect in fruit, | 
peduncles scarcely branched about equal to the ovate com 
pressed slightly scabrous spikelets, lowers imbricate, sheaths 
of the leaves hairy. Eng. Bot. 1079. (not good.) Probably | 
a variety of B. mollis, the absence of pubescence, more elon- . 
gated panicles, and usually longer peduncles, being induced 
by its more humid places of growth. | 
B. commutatus, Schrader. Panicle loose slightly drooping | 
