504 Capt. Carmichael's Description of 



6. Spartina arundinacea, spica communi teretiuscula ; 



partialibus arete imbricatis, valvula minore glumae exte- 

 riorem oblique truncatam periantliii superante. 



Ponceletia arundinacea. Auhert op. cit. p. 36. 



Culmi plurimi, fasciculati, suberecti, solidi, 5— 8-pedales. 

 Folia longitudine culmi, linearia, plana, externe nitida, in- 

 terne glauca profundi sulcata, margine scabra. Spathae 

 striatse, superne ventricosae. Spica vix emergens, stricta, 

 cjlindracea, sexpoUicaris, e spiculis pollicaribus undique 

 imbricatis composita. 



7. PoLYPOGON iNTERMEDius, panicula coarctata lobata, glu- 



mis subulatis pubescentibus, seta perianthii tcrminali val- 

 vula quadridentata breviore. 



Phalaris mollis. Aubert op. cit. p. 37 ? 



Culmi plurimi, 1 — 2-pedales, fasciculati, adscendentes. Folia 

 linearia glabra, vaginis glabris, suprema ventricosa. Pa- 

 nicula vix omnino exserta, nutans. 



This grass grows in spreading tufts, chiefly confined to 

 the clear ground. It is greedily devoured by cattle. 



8. Agrostis ramulosa, culmis filiforrnibus ramosissimis, fo- 



liis setaceis, panicula simplicissima, glumis acutis glabris : 

 carina supra denticulata, perianthio glabro sessili : setula 

 apicis brevissima. 



9. Agrostis media, culmis filiforrnibus ramosis, foliis setaceis, 



panicula simplici rara, glumis acutissimis pubescentibus : 

 carina longitudinaliter denticulata, perianthio sessili im- 

 berbi: seta terminali valvulam subaequante. 



Both these species oi Agrostis are found on the high part 

 of the mountain, forming the chief part of its herbage : a 



few 



