102 AMONG THE WILD FLOWERS 
produces bulbs like small onions, which propa- 
gate the plant; in Ireland this grass is called 
Pearl Grass, certainly a misnomer; /Zolcus 
lanatus, soft Meadow Grass, its pale pink or 
green panicle spreading, and very conspicuous 
in the meadows, having an awn like a fish- 
hook in each flower; Lolzum perenne, common 
Rye Grass; Bromus mollis and B&B. erectus, 
two Brome Grasses, the spikelet of the former 
like a large swollen Oat; the latter finely 
glossy, and presenting the structure of the 
open flower well to view; Alopecurus pratensis, 
Meadow Fox Tail, a dense cylindrical panicle, 
of dull grey-green colour, often covered with 
the protruded anthers; /estuca ovina, Sheep's 
Fescue, and f/. pratensis, Meadow Fescue, 
often much branched, but very variable; 
Dactylis glomerata, Cock’s Foot, a large coarse 
grass, panicle branches with ovate dense 
clusters of spikelets, the whole panicle some- 
what like the claw of a large bird; Hordeum 
pratense, Meadow Barley Grass, easily recog- 
nised from its resemblance to Barley; Cyno- 
surus cristatus, Dog’s-Tail Grass ; flowers pro- 
duced in a spike-like raceme, and unilateral ; 
the raceme is flat, and the dvact, a small leafy 
