AMONG THE WILD FLOWERS. IOI 
the following—A uthoxanthum odoratum, sweet- 
scented Vernal grass, panicle spike-like, dense, 
anthers purple in meadows, dull yellow in 
woods; Poa ftrivialis and P. pratensis, the 
rough-stemmed and smooth-stemmed Meadow 
grass, with diffuse panicle of green flowers, on 
tall erect stem; Phleum pratense, Cat’s-tail with 
long closely packed cylindrical panicle, pale 
green, called also Zzmothy Grass; Agrostts 
vulgaris and A. alba, the common and the 
white, or pale, Bent Grass ; both have spread- 
ing panicles with very numerous flowers, one 
upon each of the very slender stalks; 4. alba 
becomes compact after flowering—that is, the 
spikelets close up together ; 77vzsetum flavescens, 
Shining Yellow Oat Grass, a very beautiful 
species, the panicle at first green, but as it 
spreads out for flowering it displays a glitter- 
ing yellow, which it retains permanently when 
dried for the herbarium; Azra Cesfitosa, 
Tufted Hair Grass, its large spreading panicles 
generally glossy, the tall stems crowded and 
numerous; Arrhenatherum avenaceum, Com- 
mon Oat-like Grass, a long, much branched, 
but not spreading panicle, often 2 feet high; 
the base of the stem in damp or luxuriant soils 
