SYNOPSIS Oy THE OENEIIA. 



26. Agiios'tis, [Page 91.] Panicle loose. 67?/ »<rs (wo, unequal, 

 longer than tl)e gluniclles. ChnncUcs two, unequal, the 

 shorter valve largest, with or without an awn^ the inner one 

 sometimes wanting. 



•f f Spikelets Iwo or thrcc-Jloivcred. 



26. Catabro'sa, [Page 96. J Panicle loo.^c or close. Spikckts 



two or three flowered, sometimes with a fointh in)])erfcct 

 floret. Glumes unequal, incinbranous, ohiuse, much 

 shorter tliau the florets, Glumelles nearly equal, ribbed, 

 awnless, the extremity truncated, eroso. 



27. Ai'iiA, [Page 96.] Panicle loose or close. Spikelclit two 



flowered. (?/M?rtes unequal. Glumelles unequal, the outer 

 valve mostly awned near the base. Fniil free. 



28. Hoi.'cus, [Page 102.] Panicleloosc. Spikehis Iwo {lowcrvCfi. 



Glumes nearly ^qual, longer than the florets ; lower floret 

 perfect and awnless ; upper with stamens only, and awned. 

 Fruit coated with the indurated glumelles. 



20. Aruhenath'eBum, [Page 104.] Panicle \oose. Glumes Iwo 

 unequal, two flowered ; lower floret with stamens only, and 

 a luiig jointed awn, arising from near (he base of the outer 

 valve ; the upper perfect, and the outer valve with a short 

 straight bristle near the apex. 



30. Pani'c0M, [Page 105.] Panicle erect, compound. Glumes 



two, unequal, two-flowered; the lowest smallest, pointed 

 or awned. Florets dissimilar. GlumelUs of the fertile 

 floret two, cartilaginous, the external one concave, (he in- 

 ternal 2>lane ; glumelles of the neuter or male floret, one or 

 two ; the external membranous, pointed, or awned ; the 

 inner smaller, often absent. 



31. Seta'kia, [Page 106.] 7V/w/t7e spiked, cylindrical. Glumes 



two, uncqnaT, two-flowered, the spikelets supported on short 

 branched pedicles, two or three of which are sujiported by 

 a bristly involucre. Florets dissimilar. Glumelles of the 

 perfect floret two, unequal, cartalaginous ; glumelles of the 

 neuter or male floret, one or two ; membranous; ihe smaller 

 one sometimes absent. 



32. Sesle'iua, [Page 107.] Panicle sinkciX. C7/m»j<'s two, nearly 



equal, pointed or awned at the ai)ex ; ghimvUes nearly 

 equal ^ the ('?*/<■/• jagged, awned, at llic a])cx ; the inner 

 bind. 

 03, HiBttO'cHLOE> (Page 108.] Panicle «piked. Glumes two/ 



