122 POA TRIVIALIS. 
palee ; exterior one of basal floret five-ribbed, the base furnished 
with a delicate web suspending the calyx. Inner palea having 
two green, marginal, fringed ribs. 
Length from twelve to eighteen inches. Root perennial and 
creeping. 
Blooms in the third week in June, and ripens its seed in 
the middle of July. 
There is a slender variety known as var. parviflora, with small 
spikelets of one or two florets, common in woods. 
For specimens I am indebted to Dr. Wilson, of Nottingham ; 
Miss Millet, of Penzance; and Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of 
Manchester. 
