216 TRIODIA. — FESTUCA. 



140. Triodia decxjmbens. Dry and heathy pastures, common. 



141. Briza MEDIA. Crcmftling^giasisi : (Quafeing^grasiiS : Coiu* 

 quafec^ : HatJioS' ijatr: Jiotljmng tJocfeiS in Durham. — Common in 

 pastures and heaths. June. — Gathered to ornament chimney-pieces 

 in summer ; and it is a favourite in the posies of our children. They 

 of the Lammermuirs call the grass ^Hhv^t^fiStl^, — the prettiest of 

 all its vernacular appellations. 



142. Dactylis glomerata. Stillingfleet's Works, ii. 313. pi. 3. 

 — iffoy'^'loot, which the clustered panicle somewhat resembles. And 



'as the leaf feels rough, and does not draw smoothly across the back 

 of their little hands, children call the grass ^tufern^grai^iS; and they 

 use it to bleed each other in the tongue. It is common as a native, 

 and is also often sown in pastures, for by some farmers it is much 

 esteemed. It occasionally becomes viviparous in autumn ; and it is 

 subject to the Ergot. June-Aug. 



143. Cynosurus CRiSTATUS. Dog's-tail grass. Farquharson 

 in Murray's North. Flora, App. p. xi. — Common in pastures. 

 Occasionally viviparous. July. 



144. Festuca bromoides. Walls and dry pastures, not uncom- 

 mon. June. 



145. F. oviNA. — Forms, in a great measure, the fine turf of our 

 dry hilly pastures. It is called by our herds " a kind of ling," of 

 which sheep are very fond. From the fineness of its foliage, shep- 

 herds put parcels of it in their shoes to preserve their feet from 

 damp. — It grows plentifully on some parts of our sea-coast, where it 

 assumes a glaucous green colour. — In elevated moors the spikelets 

 become viviparous ; and this variety some consider to be a distinct 

 species (F. vivipara). 



146. F. rubra. Common in dry sandy places. Characteristic 

 specimens of the F. rubra of Smith may be gathered on Spittal links, 

 and on those of Holy Island. — Dr. Parnell makes it and Festuca 

 duriuscula of Smith varieties of one species. — The variety /3. sabulicola 

 of Babington grows intermingled with F. rubra on Spittal links. 



147. F, duriuscula. Common in waste grounds and dry 

 pastures. 



148. F. ELATioR. Wet meadows ; our sea and river banks ; and 

 boggy places in deans, common. 



149. F. loliacea. Very rare. I found this, many years ago, on 

 the river side above Yarrow-haugh ; but it has never again occurred 

 to me. It is now considered to be a variety either of F. elatior or 

 pratensis. 



150. F. PRATENSIS. Common in habitats similar to those of 

 F. elatior. Curtis praises it highly as an agricultural grass. Brit. 

 Grass, p. 13. pi. 5. 



151. F. GiGANTEA = Bromus giganteus, Linn. — -Moist woods and 

 thickets. B. Pease and Cockburnspath Tower deans : deans in 



