633 POLYGAMIA MOMOECIA. 



The flowers grow in upright panicles, the glumcij 

 white, tinged with red. The flowers are fmooth •, 

 the male has a fhcrt inflefled beard. 



This grafs is efteem'^l a good fodder for cattle. 



In the ifle of Sky^ it is fometimes iifcd to make 

 ropes for the fifhing-boats, but is not fo good 

 for that purpofc as the Melica carulea, Lin, 



.EGILOPS. Gen, pi. 1150. 

 HERMAPHROD. Cal. gluma fubtriflora, cartlla* 

 ginea. Cor. gluma terminate 

 triplici arifta. Stam. 3. StyL 

 2, Sem. I. 

 MASC. Cal. Sc Cor. Gluma, uc in priore. Siam. 3. 

 incurvaiau ^GILQPS fpica fubulata mutica ^sevi incur va, 

 calycib.us unifloris. Sp. pi 1490. {Moris, hiji. 

 182./ 8. /. 2./. 8. Barrel, ic. 5, 6.) 

 Sea Hard grafs. Incmv^d jEgikps. Anglis, 

 It grows upon the fea-lhores, but not common. 

 We favv fome fpecimens gathered upon the coails ; 

 of Scotland^ we were told at Ardbigland^ in the 

 cowuiy Gt Galloway. Q. VII. Vlll.'^ 

 This grafs is commonly about five inches high. 

 Many reclining branched ftalks arife from one 

 root. Tht- fiowers grow in linear, rigid, in- 

 curved, jointed fpikes, but little larj^er than the 

 flalks themfei'/es. At each joint of the fpike is 

 placed a fingle flower, the calyx of which con lifts 

 of two, equal acuminated glumes. The petals, 



or 



