188 HORDEUM PRATENSE. 



sized glumes. Central floret of two paleae; exterior one 

 three-ribbed, and ending in a lengthy rough awn; inner 

 palea acute, and only half the length. Length eighteen to 

 twenty-four inches. Root perennial and fibrous. 



Flowers at the commencement of July, the seeds becoming 

 ripe in a month. 



The specimen illustrated was gathered at Bristol by Mr. 

 Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. 



