62 AGROSTIS VULGARIS. 
rachis at equal distances in threes or fours. Spikelets small, 
shining, numerous; of one awnless floret. Calyx of two almost 
equal-sized narrow acute glumes, destitute of lateral ribs. Floret 
of two unequal-sized palee; exterior one ovate, with smooth base 
and notched apex; inner one membranous; margins entire, and 
only half the length of the outer palea. Length fifteen inches. 
Flowers at the commencement of July, and ripens seed in 
the middle of August. 
Subject to variety. 
The variety Pumila is a pretty dwarf plant, growing in dry 
alpine situations. I found it abundant in Westmorland and 
Cumberland—on Loughrigg Fell and Helvellyn, growing by the 
side of Nardus stricta. It does not exceed three inches in 
height. 
The variety Aristata has a long, slender, dorsal awn, arising 
a little above the base of the outer palea. 
The illustration of this beautiful Grass is from a specimen 
sent by Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. 
