POA 577 



greenish or yellowish green. It has been noted at Frilford, Blewbury, 

 Uffington, Lambourn, Sandhurst, Sonning, Cumnor, &c. 

 Brisa is found in all the bordering counties. 



**B. MINOR, Linn. Sp. PI. 70 (1753), and Herb. Syme, E. B. xi. 132, t. 1775. 

 Nyman, 832. 



Occurred as a casual near Reading, where it was noticed some years ago 

 by 3fr. F. Tufnail^ but has not recently been seen. 



It occurs in Kimeridge Copse in East Gloucestershire, and is recorded for 

 Surrey and South Hants. 



POA, Linn. Gen. n. 77. 

 P. annua, Linn. Sp. PI. 68 (1753), and Herb. Annual Meadow Grasa. 



Gramen pratense minus seu vulgatissimum, Ray, Syn. 187 (1690). 

 Top, Bot. 491. Syme, E. B. xi. iii, t. 1760. ISiyman, 837. Fl. Oxf. 351. 

 Native. Pratal. Meadows, pastures, waste places, roadsides, &c. 

 Abundant throughout the county. Probably our commonest 

 species. A. or rarely B. January— December. 

 First recorded in Mavor's Agr. Berks, 1809. 



A form with reddish brown glumes variegated with white and 

 green ; the var. rubra, S. F. Gray, Nat. Arr. ii. 105, occurred on Cook- 

 ham Down, and is not uncommon. The var. crispa of the same author 

 I have seen under trees in Windsor Park. 



Var. AQUATicA, Asch. Fl. Brandb. 844, has been seen in wet meadows. 

 Poa annua occurs abundantly in all the bordering counties. 



**P. BULBOSA, Linn. Sp. PI. 70 (1753). Nyman, 836. Syme, E. B. xi. 112, t. 1761. 

 Casual. A specimen or two was found on the mud-topped wall in Cothill, 

 which is nearly opposite to the Mill. It was the viviparous form figured in 

 Eeichb. Ic. f. 1620, which is rather frequent on the continent, but which 

 I have no record for as British. 



P. nemoralis, Linn. Sp. PI. 69 (1753), and Herb, for the greater part. 



Top. Bot. 493. Syme, E. B. xi. 123, t. 1768. Nyman, 834. Fl. Oxf 350. 



Native. Septal, sylvestral. Woods and shady hedge-banks. Locally 

 abundant and usually a frequent plant in the Pang, Kennet, and 

 Loddon districts, but rarer in the heathy country. P. April- 

 June. 



First record. Gratnen pratense paniculatum majus angustiore folio, C. B. 

 Pin. 5, Oxonio ab Amico benevolo D. Tilleman Bobart ad me 

 trausmissum, [Petiver] in Ray, Syn. ed. 2, App. 325, 1696. The 

 specimen in Herb. Morison [Bobart] at Oxford is P. nemoralis. Bagley 

 Wood, Baxter MSS. 1812. P. nemoralis, Dr. Noehden, Mavor's Agr. 

 Berks, 1809. 



1. Isis. Buckland. Wytham. Appleton. Cumnor. Scarce in 



this district. 



2. Ock. BagleyWoodjPaxfer, 1812. Cothill. Besilsleigh. Aston Tirrel. 



On the Boar's Hill Range. Uffington. Tubney. Wittenham. 



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