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Botanique. 



Montr Video (ScUowI); Cliile (Linill<;y !): •» pascuis storiiihu» collium 

 propp Quillota, Novcnibr. (IkTtcro liUI n. i;{VI: foliis radicalilius bro- 

 vissiniis ct (-onfortissiinis. ) — Spccinicn a (1. Lindley niissum culmo 2^ 

 p<'dali, foliis ot panicula spilbaincis, ctiani •^luniis brcvioribiis 2 linoa- 

 libiis <|iiid|iiam rcccdit. 



Ilndix fibrosa, pcrcnnis. Cnlinus | — 2 podalis ct paullo altior, gla- 

 ber, simplcx aut rainosus, nodiis 5—6 glabris. f^uginae intcrnodiis 

 brcviorcs, glabrac. Ligula brcvissima (subobsolcta), vaginarum juniorum 

 villis aliquot barbata. Foliu in buiiiiliori planla 1^-, in majori 8 polli- 

 cjjria, linca angustiora, plcruniquc (M)nvoluta, glabra, lactc \iridia. l'(i- 

 ' niculu 2.^ — 10 polliccs longa, subsccunda, lucida. Axis communis gla- 

 ber. Radii tcnuissimi, scabriusculi, semivciticillati, inforionis pcr intcr- 

 valla 1| — 2^ poUicaria distantcs, ramosi, valdc inaequalcs, infcriorum 

 longiores 3^ pollioai'cs. Pedicelli brovos 1. spiculam aequantcs, scabrius- 

 culi. Spiculae V linoas longac. Glumae mcmbranacco-hyalinae, vix 3 ncr- 

 vc8, lincas 3 longac, glabrao, inforior nonnibil brcvior. l'uhulae stipiti 

 insidont basi obtuso, ima basi glabro, dcliinc brevcpiloso; vahula injc- 

 rior cylindracoa, angustissima, basi pcr quartam <ircitcr partcm piloruin 

 soric obducta, cetorum aculcolis minimis scabra ct apice pcr lincac di- 

 midiao spatium villis biliuoalibus albis ct patcntibus v<'slita, supra <|ucni 

 statiin arislam emittit basi goniculato-rccurvam, scabrani; valviila su- 

 perior inforioro triplo brcvior, liyalina, glabra, acuta. Slani. 2. 

 t 23. Stijxi /lumiiis Cavaii. I<on. 5. (1799) p. VI. tab. 'i6G. lig. 1. Kunlh 

 .\gr. syn. suppl. p. 13V. 1'anicula brcvi, coarctata, basi vaginala ; 

 gluinis acutissimis flosoulo (ex iconc 2 — 3 lincali) triplo longio- 

 ribus; arista prope basin nuda et rccla, supcruo pilis candidissintis 

 usqne ad geniciduin pennaia, ultra gcnioulum nuda, rccta. iDiagn. 

 so<-. Cavan.) 

 Patagonia: in aridis ad [lorlum Dcscado. Dc<Tnibr. (Nee) 



