96 SESLERIA CZ RULEA. 
and eleven-ribbed. Margins minutely dentate. Inflorescence 
racemed. Raceme purplish blue, oval, and about half an inch 
in length. Spikelets laid one over the other all round the 
rachis. Calyx of two broad, acute, membranous, equal-sized 
glumes, destitute of lateral ribs. Florets of two equal-sized palee, 
exterior one of lowest floret five-ribbed. Apex dentate, and 
ending in a brief awn. Inner one linear bifid, having two green 
marginal ribs. Filaments three. Anthers conspicuous, notched 
at either extremity. Ovarium minute. MHirsute globose, with a 
pointed base. Style short. Stigmas conspicuous, long, linear, 
and pubescent. Length from six to twelve inches. Root creeping, 
having lengthy fibres, perennial. 
Flowers at the end of April, and the seeds become ripe in 
the middle of June. 
The specimen for illustration was gathered in Teesdale, by 
Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. 
