52 D-: SwARTz's Botanical H/jhry 



l>i-;scR. Culmus erectus, infcrne geniculatus, teres, flriatus, glaber. 



Articitl'i piibefcentcs, albidi. 

 Fol'ia lineaiia, acuta, longiufcula, erefta, ftriata, glabra, mar- 



grne cartilagmeo fcabra. Vagina; ar<5tx. Ltgula fubnulla. 

 Piviiculii erecla, pcdalis, ramofa. 

 Pedimculi patentillimi, fubdivifi, 3 — 41118, capillares, purpu- 



ralceiites ; pedkellis tenuiilimis longlufculis laxis flexuofis, 



iub floribus incrafTatis, coloratis. 

 Ftorei ovati, E. pan'icecv vix majorcs. 

 Calycis ■valvula xquales, dorfo obtufe carinatae, oblongae, 



leviter acuta;, fubnervofas, glaberrima;, bafin verfus rubro 



s. violaceo-colorat^. 

 Gluma corollina mutica, tota glabra, nitens, pallrde vLrens. 

 Extcriorh valvulx oblongae, obtufae, vix comprefla;, dorfo 



convexas, inasquales ; exterior 3plo minor; interior magni- 



tudine calycis, bafi excifa, cum fquamulis latcralibus 



albidis. 

 hterioris valvula exterior magnitudine glumae exterioris ma- 



I'oris, oblonga, obtnfa, glaberrima ; interior minuta, lance.- 



olata, tenerrima, albida. 

 Nedarii petala fubrotunda, retufa, albida ad latera germinis, 

 Filamcnta 6, breviflima. Anthcra: lineares,. longitud. coroli. 



interioris, flavae, apice bifido pollini ferae. 

 Germen ovatum. Styli duo, breves. Stigmata priorum, albida. 



This fpecies has ftill more refemblance to- a Melica, but the defcrip- 

 tion above fliows its true genus. None of the former has fuch bare 

 and rounded corolline glumes. It diftinguiQies itfelf at firft fight 

 by the very difFufe panicles, more evidently fubdivided than in the 

 other kinds. There can fcarccly be a doubt that this has been con- 

 founded with the following : 



5. EHR- 



