Y 
Awn greyish plumose all along, 
column about 3 cm. long, 
bristle 6 cm. long; _— of 
valve fulvous - 
Awn rather stout, column 3-5 cm. 
long, bristle about 4-5 em. long - 
VI. Striatae. 
Lower glume 2-1-3 cm. long, truncate 
or toothed; awn stout, whitish, 
6-8-5 (rarely 11) cm. long; glumes 
glabrous or rarely pubescent 
Lower glume 0-8-1-7 cm. long, acumi- 
nate, entire; awn 3-5-6-5 cm. 
long, slender, usually turning dark 
in colour 
Inflorescence very lax; lower glume 
1-4-1:7 cm. long: valve 0-9-1 
em. long, finally turning very 
dark brown’ with  fulvous 
indumentum - - - 
Inflorescence dense, contracted, 
“4 
long; valve 7-9 mm. long, 
usually ae with white hairs 
(except S. ¢ 
Sheaths denacke ‘earded at the 
mouths with long white silky 
hairs; nodes glabrous; glumes 
tinged with dull violet 
Sheaths shortly pubescent or 
glabrous at the mouths, but 
not bearded; nodes shortly 
and softly pubescent : 
Glumes 1-1-2 cm. long; pa- 
Glumes narrowly contracted; 
valve 0°8 cm. long, slender, 
with whitish indumentum 
Glumes = contracted; valve 
m. long, rather stout, 
with Toons ns rongnoras 
when mature . 
Glumes about 1-4 cm. long; 
panicle up to 45 cm. long; 
awn 5:5cm. long - 
- 25. plumigera. 
26. semibarbata. 
- 27. pubescens. 
8. rudis. 
- 29. hirsuta. 
30. tenuiglumis. 
31. compacta. 
- 32. elatior. 
