178 Botany. 



1825. F. bromoides, L. (SCIUROIDES, Roth.), 6 7, A. Walls and 



sandy places ; common. 



a. First record, 1793 : With ovina and myuros on Black- 

 heath. 



1826. F. ovina, L. (SHEEP'S FESCUE), 6, P. Dry hilly pastures, etc. ; 



very common, especially on the downs ; in the Highlands it 

 forms the main sustenance of sheep. 



var. b.) capillata, Hackel. 



1. Roadside, Polhill, '03. W.H.G. 



1827. F. rubra, L. 6, P. Found in permanent pastures on loose 



dry sandy soils ; very abundant. 



var. c.) fallax, Hackel. 



1. Eltham Common, '94. Dod fide Hackel. 



1831. F. elatior, L. 6 7, P. Damp pastures ; infrequent. 



var. c.) pratensis, Huds. Far more plentiful than the type ; 

 a nutritious pasture grass. 



F. pratensis x Lolium perenne. 



1. Meadows by the Darenth, above Eynsford. M. 



1832. F. arundinacea, Schr. (including ELATIOR, Bab.), 6 7, P. 



Wet, chiefly maritime situations. 



1. Thames Marshes. Dod. 



2. Isle of Grain M. 



1833. F. gigantea, Vill. (BROMUS GIGANTEUS, L.), 6, P. Moist 



woods and thickets ; common, especially on stiff soils. 

 a. First record, 1793 : Charlton Wood. 



(506) BROMUS, L. Rough grasses, very common, but of no 

 value. 



1834. B. ramosus, Huds. (ASPER, Murr.), 6, P (?). Damp woods, 



hedges and thickets ; very common. 



1835. B. erectus, Huds. 6 7, P. Dry sandy or chalky soil ; 



frequent on the chalk. 



var. b.) villosus, Bab. 

 1. Near Shoreham. M. 



1837. B. tectorum, L. Casual, introduced. 



1. Near the Slade, Plumstead Common, '94. Dod. 



