134 DACTYLIS GLOMERATA. 
upright, tufted, and dense. Rachis and branches harsh. Spikelets 
crowded, unilateral, mostly of three florets. Calyx of two unequal 
glumes; hirsute. Florets of two palee; exterior one of basal 
floret longer than the calyx; five-ribbed. Keel hirsute. Inner 
palea membranous. Length two to three feet. Root perennial, 
fibrous, and tufted. 
Although a coarse Grass, still it must be looked upon as one 
of our most productive species, and when young, cattle will 
feed upon it readily. It will grow im almost any situation, 
from a wood to an open waste. 
Dactylis glomerata continues flowering from June to August. 
The specimen illustrated was gathered at Highfield House. 
