CL. III.]] TRIANDRIA DIGYNIA. 87 



6. F. uniglitmis. Single-husked Fescue. Panicle erect, nearly simple ; 

 flowers tapering, compressed, awned ; one of the chaff-scales very mi- 

 nute. Straws from six to fourteen inches high, erect, leaves somewhat 



involute, smooth on the back, furrowed and hairy above : panicle rather 

 close, with compressed, rough-edged stalks. Annual : flowers in June : 

 grows on the sandy shores of the south of England : rare. Eng. Bot. 

 vol. xx. pi. 1430. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 144. 177. 



7. F. gigantfa. Great Fescue. Panicle branched, drooping towards 

 one side, spikelet lance-shaped, compressed ; flowers shorter than their 



awn ; leaves narrow, lance-shaped, ribbed. Stems three or four feet 



high, erect, smooth, striated : leaves with rough edges and ribs : panicle 

 large, with spikelets of from three to six flowers. Perennial : flowers in 

 July and August : grows in woods and hedges : not uncommon. Eng. 

 Bot. vol. xxvi. pi. 1820. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 144. Bromus giganteus of 

 some botanists. 178. 



8. F. calamdria. Tall Fescue. Panicle repeatedly compound, spread- 

 ing, erect ; spikelets of from two to five cylindrical, keeled, pointed 



flowers ; inner husk folded in the middle. Straws two or three feet 



high, round, smooth: leaves lance-shaped, tapering, striated, ribbed, 

 rough at the edges : panicle with slender, angular branches : spikelet 

 small, erect: outer chaff-scale linear, inner awl-shaped. Perennial: 

 flowers in July : grows in mountainous woods : not uncommon. Eng. 

 Bot. vol. xiv. pi. 1005. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 146. 179. 



9. -F. lolidcea. Spiked Fescue. Spike two-rowed, drooping ; spikelet 

 nearly sessile, narrow-oblong- ; flowers cylindrical, awnless, pointed, with 



five or six ribs at the top. Straws two feet high, round, smooth : leaves 



linear, flat, smooth : spike with a wavy, angular common-stalk : spikelets 

 with ten or twelve cylindrical flowers. Perennial : flowers in June and 

 July : grows in rich moist pastures : not uncommon. Eng. Bot. vol. xxvi. 

 pi. 181. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 147. 180. 



10. F. pratensis. Meadow Fescue. Panicle nearly erect, branched, 

 spreading, inclined to one side ; spikelets lance-shaped, compressed with 



eight or nine cylindrical flowers ; root fibrous. Straws about two feet 



high, round, smooth : leaves linear, pointed, striated, rough at the edges : 

 panicle with compressed, rough stalks : nectary four-cleft. Perennial : 

 flowers in June and July : grows in moist pastures and by road-sides : 

 common. Eng. Bot. vol. xxiii. pi. 1592. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 148. 181. 



11. F. eldtior. Tall Fescue. Panicle somewhat drooping, much 

 branched, spreading in all directions ; spikelets between egg-shaped and 

 lance-shaped, with numerous cylindrical, somewhat awned flowers ; root 

 creeping. Straws about four feet high, striated, smooth : leaves nar- 

 row lance-shaped, smooth, rough at the edges : nectary four-cleft. 

 Perennial : flowers in June and July : grows in moist meadows : not com- 

 mon. Eng. Bot. vol. xxiii. pi. 1593. Eng. Fl. vol. i. p. 148. 182. 



12. F. sylvdtica. Slender Wood Fescue. Spike simple, drooping ; 

 spikelets nearly cylindrical, inclining one way ; awns longer than the 

 husks ; leaves hairy ; root fibrous. Straws two feet high, round, 

 smoothish, very slender : leaves more or less hairy : nectary of two acute 

 scales. Perennial : flowers in Julv : grows in thickets and hedges. Eng. 

 Bot. vol. xi. pi. 729. Eng. F(. vol. i. p. 149. 183. 



13. F. pinndta. Spiked Heath Fescue. Spike simple, erect, two- 

 rowed ; spikelets nearly cylindrical ; awns shorter than the husks ; leaves 



