176 AVENA FATUA. 
Spikelets ample pendulous, ovate-lanceolate in form; of two 
(sometimes three) florets. Calyx of two equal-sized, smooth, 
membranous, acute glumes, the exterior one seven-ribbed, the 
inner one eleven-ribbed. Florets of two pale, exterior one of 
basal floret ovate in shape, acute, eight-ribbed, and considerably 
shorter than the calyx. Awn above double the length of the 
floret, twisted and bent, and of a dull reddish colour. Length 
thirty-six inches. Root annual and fibrous. 
Flowers at the commencement of July, and seeds become ripe 
at the end of August. 
The illustration is from a specimen gathered at Congleton, 
by Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. 
