102 APPENDIX—GRAMINE.£. 
Gen. Nov. Gramen Affghanense. 
Spica subarticulata. Spiculis pluribus neutris, pauces fer- 
tilibus plurifloris, flore infima tantum perfecto. Glume 
herbacez, e basi canaliculatze, angust:e longe aristatz 
Spicule neutriz bifarize, ad paleas glumas subsimilibus re- 
ductis ; fl. appoximatis. Spiculz perfectior glumis ut in pre- 
cedent f transversus ; palea infer cartilaginea concaya pilosa 
in longe aristam product. interior bimucronata bicarinata 
Fl. secundus approximat e paleis 2, illo similib. sed minor. 
Fl. reliqui, longe stipitat e paleis exter longe aristatis, 
approximatis. 
To be examined again. So faras books go, the odd points 
seem to be the mixture of barren and fertile spicule ; the ap- 
proximation of the neuter palee, shewing great abortion. 
Comes near Hordeum. P? 
* Within brackets from Pp. 96 written in pencil. Ed. 
