TRIANDRIA DIGYNIA, 105 
hairs under the knots. Leaves flat, acute, lefs or 
more pubefcent. Sheath ftriated, with a fome- 
what hairy fheath-fcale. Panicle fomewhat droop- 
ing, loofe, firft a yellow green, then changing to 
a_golden yellow; very much branched: branches 
in femiwhirls: little branches rough, fomewhat 
waved. Calyx, valves acute, keeled, very une- 
qual. Corolla, inner valve fomewhat fhorter but 
more narrow. -d4wz nearly twice as long as the 
bloffom. : 
A. Panicle fpike-like: calyx 5-flowered: leaves 
ftiff, edges rolled inwards. 
Heaths and high chalky grounds. I have 
entered this fpecies as a native on the autho- 
rity of the Botanic Catalogue, by Mr. John 
Underwocd. 
This grafs is not very prolific in ftems, nor 
are its leaves very long. It is a fpecies not 
worthy the notice of the agriculturift, either 
for meadow or paflure, as being rigid in its 
leaves, and not a very defirable fize in ftems. 
Sheep, goats, cows and horfes eat tt. 
P. June. July. 
= IRISH. 
pratensis. 
