86 HOLCUS MOLLIS. 
a long awn, which is rough from the base to the apex. Length 
from one to three feet. Root perennial and creeping. 
Dr. Parnell describes two varieties, one Biaristatus, which has 
larger and fewer spikelets; the other, Parviflorus, does not ex- 
ceed twelve inches in length, and having very small spikelets. 
The specimen for illustration was sent by Dr. Wilson, of 
Nottingham. 
