Murine. 
124 TRIANDRIA DIGYNYIA. 
HORDEUM. 
Cal. Lateral, 2-valved, 1-flowered; 3 together. 
H. Lateral florets male: awned: involucrum of 
the intermediate florets fringed. 
Very common along way fides and walls, 
particularly about the vicinity of Dublin. This 
grafs fends forth leaves’ and ftems in great 
quantity, and before the flower {pike appears 
is relifhed much by cattle; but afterwards is 
rather difagreeable and injurious to them, from 
the awns or beard of the ears which ftick in 
their mouths and caufe a forenefs that renders 
them incapable of eating for fome time. 
Along the pathways in the vicinity of Dub- 
lin, where this grafs is to be met ‘with, I 
have obferved that whilft it is in foliage, it is 
generally kept down by cattle, but when fhoot- 
ing for flower is afterwards left untouched. 
Unlefs for its leaves before the appearance 
of the {pike, it is an unprofitable and unfit 
grafs for cultivation, being one that fhould be 
cautioufly 
