alpina. 
46 TRIANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
florets. Corolla, outer valve with 7 nerves: inner 
one notched at the end. 
P. Panicle widely fpreading, very much branched: 
fpikets 6-flowered, heart-fhaped: under fheath- 
fcales very blunt. 
It grows on and near the fummifs of high 
mountains. Found on the fummit of Brandon, 
near the well, on'the rock, thinly covered with 
earth—alfo on the fummit of Cruach Phadruic, 
county of Mayo—likewife on Benbulben, and 
other mountains, near Sligo. Mr. J. T. Mackay’s 
Catalogue of rare plants, This grafs, although 
not high, fends forth abundance of fide fhoots 
and leaves. It may anfwer well enough as a paf- 
ture grafs onthe fummits of mountains, where 
there is but a thin cover, and furnifh fmall cattle 
with nourifhment in dry feafons, when the her- 
bage nearly perifhes on fuch fituations. From 
its being a very clofe grafs in its leaves, and 
matted like at the bafe, it retains moifture, and 
continues in verdure where others perifh for 
want of fuch convenience. Asa meadow grafs 
it is of no value. P. June. July. 
Trisu, 
