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BROMUS MOLLIS. 
Linnzxvus. Hooker anp Arnotr. H. Watson. Parnety. Curtis. 
Wititprenow. Martyn. Knapp. SIncuatr. 
Scuraper. Host. Scuresper. Leers. Enreaart. Weert. LInpiry. 
Kocu. GrevitLtE. Hurt. ReELHan. 
SrstHore. Apspot. Macretant. Kunta. Ratrs. Deakin. 
PLATE LVII——A. 
Serrafalcus mollis, Partatore. Bapineton. 
Bromus polymorphus, Hupson. WItTHERING. 
hordeaceus, LINN&EUS. 
ss NANUS, WEIGEL. 
The Soft Brome Grass. 
Bromus—Food. Mollis—Sott. 
A USELESS species, growing on poor land. 
Common in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Found also in 
France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, 
North Africa and North America. 
Stem hairy, upright, and circular, carrying three or four flat, 
linear-lanceolate, striated, hairy leaves, with striated sheaths, 
having a small obtuse jagged ligule. Joints four or five, in 
some degree hirsute. Inflorescence racemed or simple-panicled. 
Raceme upright; branches rough and hirsute, basal ones mostly 
in threes. Spikelets upright, ovate in form, deep green in colour, 
and mostly of ten awned florets. The apex of large glume 
midway between its base and the apex of the third floret. 
Calyx of two broad hirsute glumes; upper one seyen-ribbed, 
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