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AVENA PUBESCENS. 
Linnzus. Smita. WILL~pENow. Knapp. Hooker anp ARNOTT. 
Srnctarr. Scuraper. Leers. Host. Oxrper. 
Enruart. Kocn. Grevitte. Hupson. Wirnerinc. Huu. Renan. 
Kuntu. SrptrHorr. Assot. Deakin. 
Ligutroot. Macretent. Basineton. ReEicHenpacH. Raters. 
PLATE LX.—B. 
Trisetum pubescens, Prrsoon. Parneti. Linp ey. 
Avena sesquitertia, Linnzus. 
The Downy Oat-Grass. 
Avena—Oat. Pubescens—Downy. 
A Grass deserving the attention of agriculturists, giving a 
good yield, and requiring but little nourishment from the soil. 
A frequent Grass in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Native 
also of France, Italy, Germany, Russia, Norway, and Sweden. 
Stem upright, circular, and smooth, and minutely striated, 
having about five soft, broad, flat, hairy leaves, with the 
upper sheath more than three times the length of its leaf, and 
having a conspicuous membranous ligule; lower sheaths not so 
long as their leaves. Joints three or four. Inflorescence com- 
pound-racemed or simple-panicled. ‘The basal spikelets situated 
on lateral branches, whilst those near the apex are on brief 
footstalks. Panicle upright. Calyx of two unequal, membra- 
nous, acute glumes, the basal one destitute of lateral ribs, and 
shorter than the upper one. Florets of two palex, the exterior 
one of basal floret membranous on the upper portion; five-ribbed; 
