162 BROMUS STERILIS. 
longer than the palea. Inner palea shorter, and having two 
green marginal ribs. Length from one to two feet. Root annual 
and creeping. 
Flowers towards the close of June, and the seeds become ripe 
in a month. 
The illustration is from a specimen gathered at Bredbury, in 
Cheshire, by Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. 
