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PHLEUM ASPERUM. 
Jacquin. Kocu. Smita. Hooker. Basineron. Linptey. 
ScHRADER. PARNELL. VILLARS. 
PLATE IX.—B, 
Phleum paniculatum, Hupson. Sito. Kwapp. Arron. 
eS viride, ALLIONI. 
Phalaris aspera, Rerzius. Witipenow. Host. 
«paniculata, Aiton. SIBTHORP. 
The Rough Cats-tail Grass. 
Phleum—Reed Mace. Asperum—Rough. 
A RARE useless agricultural Grass, limited to the western 
portion of Great Britain, being confined to the counties of Bed- 
ford, Gloucester, Oxford, Cambridge, and Norfolk, chiefly in 
the last two mentioned counties. Mr. Hudson procured it near 
Bristol, and on the heath at Newmarket; Mr. Crowe near 
Bournbridge. It has also been seen in Badminton Park. In 
Ireland it has been found near Belfast. 
It is a native of Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Prussia, 
and France. 
Phleum asperum grows in arid sandy situations. 
Root perennial, consisting of a number of strong fibres. Stem 
circular, upright, exceedingly smooth, carrying four or five flat, 
rough, acute leaves, with rough tumid sheaths, the upper one 
extending beyond its leaf. Ligule bold and pointed. Joints 
four in number, covered by the sheaths. Inflorescence close, 
panicled, and from two to five inches in length. Spikelets 
abundant, compact, composed of two equal-length, rough, cuneate 
glumes, and one floret. The glumes variegated with green and 
