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LEPTURUS INCURVATUS. 
Trin. Hooxrr anp Arnott. Kocu. Macreicar. 
Kuntn. Basineron. 
PLATE LXVIII.—B. 
Rottbellia incurvata, Linnzvus. Smita. Parnett. 
“ ce Hooxer. Witipenow. Kwapr. 
“6 “e Scuraper. Host. Oxper. 
CaVANILLES. WITHERING. Hutu. 
Retyan. Deakin. 
¢ Jfiliformis, Ror. Don. 
cs incurvatus, var. filiformis, Hooker. ParNneLt. 
Lepturus filiformis, Trin. Macreieut. Kuntu. 
Ophiurus incurvatus, Bravvais. Linpiey. 
Aigilops incurvata, Linnzxvus. Hupson. 
The Curved Sea Hard-Grass. 
Lepturus—Slender-spiked. Incurvatus—Bowed down. 
Leprurvs. Brown.—The Hard-Grass derives its name from the Greek, 
and signifies slender-tailed, on account of the slender spikes. There is 
only a solitary British example. 
A Grass growing in salt marshes near the sea, and of 
no agricultural use. 
In England it is found in the counties of Devon, Somerset, 
Sussex, Kent, Essex, Norfolk, Gloucester, Durham, and 
Northumberland. In Wales—in Denbigh, Flint, and the 
Island of Anglesea. In Scotland—along both the east and 
west coasts. In Ireland—common along the coasts. 
