644 CXLIV. GRAMINES. [ Eragrostis. 
4- to 6-flowered, glabrous. Flowering glumes scarcely above 4 line long, 
hyaline, the lateral nerves almost or quite marginal. Palea curved, 
someti imes persistent, but usually falling oi with: the; glume on the 
nt. i. Fl. Hal. 33; Hook. f. Handb. N. Zel 337, fe not of B. 
Brash. Sprengel,  Kunth, Enum.i. 363, ipee referred by Steudel 
to P. nme Trin 
Queensland. Herbert's Creek, Bowman. I cannot distingui sh these specimens 
from ee diet bd by Hooker from New Zealand, Forster’s pem is ind know ku 
from Sprengel’s imperfect character ; which however as far 
with our Hose except that he says the leaves are very lon 
. E. trichophylla, Benth—Stems densely tufted, about 1 ft. 
high, slender. Leaves very — the sheaths sprinkled with long 
fine spreading hairs. Panicle loose, s reading, 3 to 4 in. long, wit 
appressed, 4 to # qs s a tot obtuse truncate or red 
thin afd shining, the lateral nerves prominent. i lea nearly as long, 
glabrous. Stamens 2 or 3. ios small but not seen ripe. 
S. Austra North o s Bay, Giles. This ion appears to connect 
the sections Chaunostacha ya and Cyl radi ya. 
5. E. leptocarpa, Benth.—An e legant slender grass, from under 
1 ft. to 2 ft. high, with much of the habit, the flat leaves, and inflorescence 
of E. tenella. Panicle at first narrow, at length spreading with 
numerous much divided capillary branches, the lower ones often 
clustered and in the larger specimens 6 in. long and the whole panicle 
9 or 3 in., i er specimens much smaller. Spikelets narrow-linear, 
2 to 3 lines long, loosely 6- to 12-flowered, pale-coloured and shining, 
gl umes very narrow, rather i lin , thin an 
Stamens usually 2, anthers very smal!. Grain oblong-linear, sometimes 
very narrow and as long as the gum in other specimens shorter. 
Queensland. Mitchell District, B 
Central Australia. Charlotte ‘ee Giles. 
Herb. —Stems 2 to 8 ft. bigh, 
ing and narrow, » flat or E glabrous. Panicle narrow an 
compact, 3 to 8 ‘in - long, with erect branches. Spikelets sessile or 
shortly diee. erect, crowded, linear, about 3 lines long when fully 
out, rather eee shining, loosely 6- to 8-flowered, the rhachis glabrous, 
searcely articulate. Flowering glumes about 1 line long, acute, the 
lateral nerves often scarcely conspicuous except at the base. Palea 
nearly as leng, scarcely curved. Stamens usually 2, oblong. Grain 
