vivipara. 
70 TRIANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
F, Panicle pointing one way, compact: florets 
comprefled, keeled: calyx fommewhat pubefcent? 
ftems four-cornered: eaves — briftle-fhaped; 
fmooth. qm 
It grows on and near the fuimmits of high 
mountains. Carlingford mountains, county of 
Louth—-Mourne mountains, county of Down. 
Mangerton and Purple mountains, Killarney. 
Doétor Wade’s Plante Rariores. Plentiful on 
feveral of the Dublin mountains, Doétor Stokes, 
and on many of the high mountains in the coun- 
ties of Kerry and Clare, Mr. J. T. Mackay’s 
Catalogue of rare Plants. Ina ftate of cultiva- 
tion, as alfo in its wild fituations, this grafs ap- 
pears more luxuriant in leaves and ftems than the 
former. It is no unprofitable grafson the fummits 
of mountains, as it pofleffes the good quality of 
continuing in verdure during the winter, being 
very acceptable to thofe fpecies of cattle which 
eafily afcend {uch places. On Mourne mountains 
Ihave feen it eaten pretty clofe, but fheep were 
the chief inhabitants. It is fimilar to the former, 
but may be readily diftinguifhed when in fruétifica- 
tion, by the appearance of young plants growing 
on the panicle refembling feedlings. It continues= 
viviparous 
