158 WILD FLOWEBS OF SUMMER. 



the florets are put upon the spike in pairs. The 

 Crested variety (G. cristatm) has the spike straight, 

 and the back of the stem is naked. The Rough Dog's- 

 tail (C. echinatus) has a compound spike. 



On meadow, pasture, walls, waste, and wood, we 

 shall find the Fescue Grass (Festuca), with its many 

 flowered spikelets and graceful panicles. It is distin- 

 guished from the brome grasses by the lower paleae 

 not being awned, and from the Poas by terminating 

 in a hard point. The glumes are acute and very un- 

 equal. On hilly pastures the Sheep's Fescue ( F. ovind) 

 and the Hard Fescue (F. duriusculd). The first is 

 easily distinguished by its fine narrow foliage, square 

 stem, and close panicle leaning on one side ; this is 

 also the characteristic of the second, but the panicle 

 is larger, and spreads wider. The Creeping Fescue 

 (.F. rul>rd] somewhat resembles it, but it has a glaucous 

 hue, and is hairy on the upper surface. The Small 

 Barren Fescue (F. Iromoides) frequents walls and 

 sandy places. Its panicle is narrow and erect. The 

 "Wall Fescue (F. myurus) has a more leafy stem. The 

 Meadow Fescue (F. pratensis) is a taller variety, with 

 a nearly upright panicle. It is, however, surpassed ii? 

 height by the Tall Fescue, which has a compound 



