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hairy stalk ; awn short, from the base of the outer valve ; leaves 

 fiat ; stems 3 feet high. Turfy Hair-grass. 



Hob. Rough bogs and moist shady places, common. July. 



4. A. Jtexuosa, panicle spreading, triple-forked, with wavy 

 branches ; florets about the length of the calyx, acute ; awn from 

 the middle of the outer valve, longer than the calyx, twisted ; 

 leaves bristle-shaped; stems 12-18 inches high. Waved Hair- 

 grass. 



Hob. Heaths and hilly places common. July. If 



5. A. prcecox, panicle close, erect ; florets the length of the 

 calyx, both sessile ; awn nearly twice as long, from the base of 

 the valve ; leaves bristle-shaped, with angular sheaths ; stems 2 

 or 3 inches high. Early Hair-grass. 



Hob. Dikes capped with earth, and barren heaths, com- 

 mon. May, June. 



6. A. caryopliyttea, panicle spreading, triple-forked, silvery 

 grey ; florets not longer than the calyx, both sessile ; awn twice 

 as long, from above the middle of the valve ; leaves bristle-sha- 

 ped with ribbed close sheaths ; stems a span high. Silver Hair- 

 grass. 



Hal. Gravelly hills and pastures frequent. June, July. 



None of the Aires are cultivated, and they contribute but 

 little to the verdure of meadows or pastures. Some of 

 them (2, 3, 4,) possess a considerable degree of elegance, 

 and are often gathered for the purpose of ornamenting 

 fire-places during the summer. 



27. HOLCUS. 



1. H. lanatus^ root fibrous ; stem about 2 feet high ; leaves 

 downy on both sides ; calyx wooly ; lower floret perfect, awn. 

 less ; upper with an arched awn. Meadow Soft-grass. 



Hob. Meadows and pastures abundant, but apparentlv 

 not agreeable to cattle. June, July. 1J. 



2. H. molliS) root creeping ; stem 2 feet high ; leaves slightly 

 downy ; calyx partly naked ; lower floret perfect, awnless ; up- 

 per with a sharply bent prominent awn. Creeping Soft-grass. 



