J 8 TllIANDRIA DIGYNIA. 



stalks. As for E. pubescens^ it can never be mistaken, if 

 we attend to the short rather broad leaves, and to the fur- 

 rowed downy flower-stalks. 



21. NAIIDUS. 



1. N. stricla, spike bristle-shaped, straight, the florets all point- 

 ing one way. (A rigid wiry grass growing in tufts.) Com- 

 mon Mat-grass. 

 Hob. Moors and heaths abundant. July. If. 



II. DIGYNIA. 

 22. PHALAPvIS. 



1. P. canariensisy panicle ovate, resembling a spike ; calyx 

 glumes boat-shaped, entire at the summit ; outer corolla of two 

 naked valves. Canary-grass. 



Hob. Cultivated and waste grounds, certainly not indige- 

 nous, and in no fixed station. July. Q 



One to 2 feet high, glaucous ; spike variegated with green 

 and white, a beautiful grass, often cultivated in gardens 

 for the sake of the seeds, which are given to Canary birds. 



2. P. arundinacea, panicle upright with spreading branches ; 

 flowers crowded, unilateral; outer corolla of two bearded valves. 

 Reed Canary-<jrass. 



Ildb. Margins of rivulets and ponds frequent. July, Aug. 



Stem 4- feet high, reed-like. Common in gardens, with va- 

 riegated leaves, and known by the popular name of Gar- 

 deners' Garters. 



23. PHLEUM. 



1. P. pratense, cluster spiked, cylindrical ; calyx abrupt, frin- 

 ged at the keel, longer than its awns. (1 to 2 feet high ; spike 

 l-o inches long, compact.) Common Cafs-tail-grass. 



Hab. Moist meadows and pastures, common, June-Oct. 



v 



Hares are remarkably fond of this grass, and it is eaten with- 

 out reserve by cattle in general. It produces early in 



