194 TRITICUM JUNCEUM. 
sized, smooth, six prominent-ribbed, glumes. Florets of two 
palez, the exterior one of basal floret smooth, five-ribbed, and 
of the same length as the calyx; inner palea having two green 
marginal ribs, and being minutely fringed. Length from 
fifteen to twenty-four inches. Root perennial and creeping. 
Flowers at the commencement of July, and its seeds ripen 
about the middle of August. 
The illustration is from a specimen gathered at Abergale, 
North Wales, by Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. 
