212 KNAPPIA AGROSTIDEA. 
blunt, hirsute, and white; apex ragged. Styles two, brief. 
Stigmas slender, lengthy, and plumose. Stamens three. Length 
from two to four inches. Root annual and fibrous. 
Flowers in March and April, and ripens its seeds in eight 
or nine weeks. 
The specimen for illustration was gathered at Holyhead, by 
Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. 
