BROMUS 589 



The plant common in all our woodland areas is the Bronius serotinus, 

 Beneken, Bot. Zeit. (1845") 724, which has all the leaf-sheaths covered 

 with spreading hairs, and unequal glumes. 



The var. Benekenii = S. asper, var. Benekenii, Syme, 1. c, which has 

 the upper sheaths sub-glabrous and nearly equal glumes, I have found 

 in the neighbourhood of Streatley, where it has also been gathered by 

 Professor Farmer, and I have also seen it near Frilsham, 



B, ramosus is found in all the bordering counties. 



B. erectus, Huds. Fl. Angl. 39 (1762). Upright Brome Grass. 



B. agrestis, All. Fl. Ped. ii. 249, and of Linn. MS. in Herb. 

 Top. Bot. 499. Syme, E. B. xi. 159, t. 1796. Nyman, 822, Fl. Oxf. 344. 

 Native. Glareal. Pascual. Dry limestone and chalky pastures and 



downs. Banks of railways. Locally abundant. Distinctly a 



plant of limestone or chalk. P. June- August. 

 First record. Festuca Avenacea sferilis, spicis eredis. In the hedges beyond 



Botley near Oxford, Mr. Bobart in Bay, Sijn. 237, 1690, and first as 



a British plant. 



1. Isis. Hedges beyond Botley, Bohort. Buckland, Bosicell. Cumnor 



Hill. Coleshill. Buscot. Wytham. On a wall in Cumnor. 

 Plentiful on the limestone in this district. 



2. Ock. Foxcombe Hill, Bosicell. South Hinksey. Ferry Hinksey. 



Besilsleigh. Happy Valley on Boar's Hill. Frilford. Cothill. 

 Abundant on the White Horse Hill. Kingston Bagpuze. West 

 Hanney. Wantage Downs. Blewburton Camp. Wootton. 

 Abingdon. Steventon. Uffington. Abundant on the limestone 

 in this district. 



3. Pang. Streatley, W. M. Netchoulcl. Unwell Wood, Lawson in 



Herb. Oxf. Abundant on the Moulsford Downs. East Ilsley 

 Downs. Ashampstead. Ashridge. Compton. Basildon. 

 Sulham. Abundant on the Chalk. 



4. Kennet. Lane leading to North Heath, Russell's Cat. 1839. 



Mortimer, Tufnail. Hungerford. Inkpen. Lambourn Downs. 

 West Ilsley. Ashbury. Idstone. Gibbet Hill. Abundant on 

 the Chalk. 



5. Loddon. Bisham Wood, and on the Chalk frequently, Mill. 



Culham. Wargrave. Near Cookham. Bray. Park Place. 



The var. hiksutus, Parnell, Grasses Brit. 120, 1845. Syme, I.e., which 

 has the lower pale hairy all over, I have seen from Hinksey, Uffington, 

 Moulsford, Radley, &c., but all gradations may be found. Professor 

 Hackel names some specimens var. subvillosus, Kegel. 



The anthers, which are at first bright yellow, change to reddish 

 purple ; the grass is very handsome when the flowers are fully expanded. 



The specimen, determined by Hudson himself from Pulteney's 



