Gramineae. 167 



HOL'CUS LANA'TUS (in). Meadow Soft-grass. 7-8. Stem uni- 

 (1678) formly woolly, panicle soft of numerous small spikelets tinged with pink, 



glumes obtuse mucronate, awn included within the glumes smooth 



except at the tip, root fibrous. Meadows. 



HOL'CUS M0L'LIS(io3). Creeping Soft-grass. 7—8. Stem bearded 

 (1677) at the nodes, panicle soft of numerous small greenish spikelets, glumes 



acuminate, awn exserted rough all over, root creeping. PasUii-es and 



hedges. 



XVU.—FESTUCA. 



Panicle loose, spikelets many-flowered, florets all perfect deciduous, 

 empty glumes 2 shorter than the lowest flowering glumes unequal, outer palea 

 convex mucronate or awned at the tip, scales 2 notched. 



Radical leaves narrow, F. ovina. 



Radical leaves broader than the stem leaves, 644 

 644 Awn long, 646 



644 Awn very short, 645 

 645 Stem 2 — 5 ft. , panicle spreading much-branched, . . F. elatior. 



645 Stem I — 2 ft., panicle close simple, .... F. pratensis. 



646 Leaves setaceous, F. Myurus. 



646 Leaves flat, F. gigantea. 



FESTU'CA MYU'RUS (98). Rat's-tail Fescue-grass. 6. Stem 6—18 



(1723) in. very slender, panicle 2 — 6 in. slender, one-sided compressed, awn 



(1724) slender as long as the glume. Walls and sandy places. 



FESTU'CA OVrNA{i 10). Sheep's Fescue-grass. 6—7. Radical leaves 



(1725) setaceous densely tufted glaucous, stem 3 — 24 in., panicle somewhat 



(1726) one-sided, spikelets 4 — lo-flowered purplish, awn very short. Dry 

 hilly pastures. 



FESTU'CA GIGAN'TEA (96). Giant Fescue-grass. 7—8. Stem 3—4 

 (1732) ft., leaves flat \ — ^ in. broad bright green, panicle very open nodding 



8 — 12 in., spikelets \ in. ovate or oblong pale green, awn twice as long 



as the glumes. Shady places. 



FESTU'CA ELA'TIOR (90). Tall Fescue-grass. 7—8. Stem 3-5 

 {1730) ft., leaves flat ^ — ^ in., panicle diffuse nodding 3 — 6 in. contracted 



after flowering, spikelets linear oblong | — | in., awn none. Kiver- 



banks and wet places. 



FESTU'CA PRATEN'SIS (69). Meadow Fescue-grass. 6—7. Stem 

 (r7i9) I — 2 ft. high, leaves flat, panicle close nodding 8 — 10 in., outer palea 

 ( 1720) sometimes shortly awned, spikelets linear 5 — lO-flowered. Mead<nvs. 



