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is often obferv'd to happen to the POA alpinn 

 and FESTUCA ovina. 

 Upon Maol-ghlas and Bentejkerny in Breadalhane, 

 Mr. Stuari, 



POA panicula diffufa, fpiculis fexfloris linearibus. 

 Sp.pl.gS. (Scheuchz. agroji. p. 191. /. 4. y. 

 I. Moris, hijl. Ox. Ill p. 201. fe£l. 8. tah. 6. 

 fig. 25. hon.) 



Great Water Poa, or Water Reed-grafs. AngUs. 



On the fides of rivers, ponds, and ditches, but 

 not common. In the ditches at the foot of 

 Edinburgh caftle rock. Mx.Tdden. 1;. VII. 

 and YIII. 



It is five or fix feet high, the largefl of the Britijh 

 graffes. The leaves are fmooth, half an inch 

 wide or more. The panicle is eight or ten in- 

 ches long, greatly branch'd, and deck'd with 

 numerous fpicuU. 



The fpicuU are of a reddilh-brown color, inter- 

 mix'd with green, of a comprefs'd lanceolate 

 form, imbricated with about fix flowers for the 

 mod part, but varying from five to ten. The 

 peduncles are fmooth. 



Cattle are very fond of this grafs, and in deep 

 muddy places will fometimes run the rifk of 

 fuffocation to get at it. 



POA 



