300 GRAMINE.E. [Melica, 



* jfc Corolla aivned. Panicle lax. 



2. A. ccespitosa, Linn. Turfy Hair-grass. Panicle diffuse ; 

 branches scabrous ; florets hairy at the base, rather longer than 

 the calyx ; awn straight, inserted near the base of, and not ex- 

 ceeding in length, the corolla. Br. FL ed. 3. p. 40. E. Fl. 

 v. i. p. 102. E. Bot. t. 1432. Deschampsia, Beauv. 



Moist meadows and borders of fields, common. Fl. June Aug* 

 ^. Much tufted. Culms two to four feet high. Leaves linear, acu- 

 minate, rough at the margin. Panicle large, silvery-grey or greenish, 

 much branched. Spikelets acute. Calyx-valves unequal, lanceolate, 

 subglabrous, rather acute, erose. Florets with a few longish hairs at 

 the base, upper ones pedunculated ; their valves ovate, obtuse, erose, 

 the outer ones with five short teeth, the inner bifid. A coarse grass, 

 seldom eaten by cattle, sometimes viviparous. 



3. A. Jlexuosa, Linn. Waved Hair-grass. Panicle (when 

 flowering) diffuse ; florets villous at the base, as long as the 

 calyx; awn jointed, inserted near the base of, but much longer 

 than the calyx ; leaves setaceous. Br. FL ed. 3. p. 40. E. Fl. 

 v. i. p. 104. E. Bot.t. 1519. 



Heaths and hilly places, abundant. Fl. July. %. One to two feet 

 high. Panicle loose, shining, capillary. Florets protruded consider- 

 ably beyond the calyx. Valves of the corolla lanceolate, acute. 



4. A. caryophyllea, Linn. Silvery Hair-grass. Panicle 

 divaricated ; florets scarcely villous at the base, shorter than 

 the calyx; awn inserted below the middle, jointed, longer than 

 the calyx ; leaves setaceous. Br. FL ed. 3. p. 40. E. Fl. v. i. 

 p. 106. E. Bot. t. 812. v 



Gravelly hills and pastures, frequent. Fl. June, July. It . Two to 

 eight inches high. Leaves short, few. Panicle trichotomous. Flo- 

 rets silvery-grey. Calyx-valves nearly equal, lanceolate, the upper 

 part pellucid and white. Valves of the corolla scabrous at the back, 

 unequal, apex bifid. 



5. A. prcecox, Linn. Early Hair-grass. Panicle somewhat 

 spiked ; florets scarcely villous at the base, about as long as the 

 calyx ; awn twisted, inserted below the middle, longer than the 

 calyx ; leaves setaceous. Br. FL ed. 3. p. 41. E. FL v. i. 

 p. 105. E. Bot.t. 1296. 



Sandy hills and pastures. FL May, June. 0. One to three inches 

 high. Panicle few-flowered, pale silvery-green. Valves of the calyx 

 lanceolate, scabrous, when seen under a good glass ; those of the co- 

 rolla narrow, acuminate, scabrous, the point bifid. 



10. MELICA. Linn. Melic-grass. 



Panicle lax. Calyx of two valves, about 2-flowered, with the 

 rudiment of a third floret. Corolla 2-valved, awnless. Fruit 



