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or less included in the leaf- sheath s ; spikelets " numerous, all 

 turning in one direction, half-oval, the keel ciliate. — Marshy 

 ditches in the south. Fl. August, September. 



(50) Cynodon. 



C. Dactylon: roots creeping; stem with long branched 

 scions, flowering stem 4-6 inches high, terminating in a single 

 cluster of 3-5 digitate, spreading, many-flowered slender 

 spikes; spikelets purplish; leaves on the barren shoots flat, 

 spreading. — Sandy shores of Devon and Cornwall. Fl. August, 

 September. 



(51) Poa. 



P. annua : annual ; stem ascending or procumbent ; leaves 

 flaccid, often wavy, broad ; panicle spreading erect with a tri- 

 angular outline ; the branches patent or divaricated ; spikelets 

 ovate-oblong. — Very common. Fl. March to November. 



(52) Molinia. 



M. coerulea: stem 1-2 feet high, the upper part naked; 

 leaves long, linear, attenuated ; panicle erect, elongate, narrow, 

 the spikelets 1-3-flowered. The var. depauperata has the 

 few spikelets one-flowered. — Wet heaths. Fl. July to Sep- 

 tember. 



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