o7. GR a:\itxe.e. 



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lower half, with a few, short, sjmple bristles on the outside, 

 the peduncle falling off from the axis with the bristles and 

 spikelets; glumes lanceolate, the 2 outer one.s small and un- 

 equal,, the 8rd 7-nerved, mucronate, containing a palea and 

 male flower, the 4th a little longer, o-nerved, with a bisexual 

 flower ; styles very long, golden- 

 plumose, united in their whole 

 length or bifid at summit. 



Ornamental-grass which has 

 escaped in several places. — Nov.- 

 Apl. — Abyssinia. 



8. POLYPOGON, Desf. 



{llreek poji/s, many, pogoii, a 

 beard ; alluding to the awns 

 which give the panicle a 

 bearded or bristly ap- 

 pearance.) 



1. Polypogon monspeli- 

 ensis, Desf. Beard-grass. Erect 

 or ascending annual, varying 

 much in size, glabrous except 

 the panicle ; leaves rather long, 

 with a long liguie ; panicle 1-12 

 cm. (5-0 in.) long, cylindrical, 

 dense, or somewhat lobed, bri.stly, 

 whitish - green ; spikelets 2-2^ 

 mm. long, the pedicel distinctlyP^'^P^Son monspeliensis. 



jointed a little below the outer 



glumes, which are equal, keeled, 

 downy, notched at top, with a 

 terminal awn 2-3 times their 

 length ; flowering glume much 

 shortei-, membranous, truncate 

 and 4-toothed at summit, with a 

 terminal, deciduous awn. 



Adelaide plains, mostly near 

 the sea. — Sept. -Dec. — Mediter- 

 ranean region and west coasts 

 of Europe. 



9. Lagurus, L. 



((ireek logos, a hare, ovra, a 



tail ; alluding to the shape 



of the panicle.) 



1. Lagrurus ovatus, L. 



Tlare^s-tail-giass. Annual, with 

 erect or ascending .stems; leaves 

 flat, broad, softly downy, the 

 uppermost one with a swollen 

 Lagrurus ovatus. sheath; liguie truncate, downy; 



