88 HOLCUS LANATUS. 
and when mature curved in the form of a fish-hook. The 
apex of the awn is rough, but the lower two-thirds is quite 
smooth. Length from twelve to twenty-four inches. Root 
perennial and fibrous. 
This species is distinguished from Holcus mollis in having 
two-thirds of the awn smooth. 
Flowers at the beginning of July, and ripens its seed in four 
weeks. 
The specimen for illustration was forwarded by Dr. Wilson, 
‘of Nottingham. 
