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32. BRIZA. 



1. B. media, spikelets ovate, about 7-flowered; calyx shorter 

 than the florets ; stipula very short and blunt. Common Quaking- 

 grass. 



Hob. Barren fields, heaths and bogs, common. June. 7/ 



33. DACTYLIS. 



1. D. glomerata, panicle distantly branched ; flowers in dense 

 globular tufts, unilateral; corolla somewhat awned, 5-ribbed, 

 taper-pointed. Rough Cock's-foot-grass. 



Hab. Meadows and shady places, common. June, Aug. I/. 



A coarse grass growing in tufts, yet has been recommended 

 as a substitute for rye-grass, and tried, apparently with 

 great success, by Mr COKE of Holkham. To reap the 

 benefit of its merits, it must be sown on dry open land, 

 and kept closely cropped either with the scythe or by 

 means of cattle. 



34. CYNOSCJRUS. 



1. C. cristatus, spike simple, linear, unilateral, about 2 inches 

 long, with a wavy rough stalk ; neuter spikelets without awns ; 

 stems slender, 12-18 inches high. Crested Doy^s-tail-grass. 



Hal. Dry pastures very common, and valuable. June, July. 



35. FESTUCA. 



1. F. ovina, stem square, 6 to 12 inches high ; leaves folded, 

 bristle-shaped, with a short obtuse stipula ; panicle unilateral, 

 rather close ; florets cylindrical, pointed or awned, smooth at the 

 base and at the edges of the inner valve. Sheep's Fescue*grass. 



Hab. Forms the finest turf of our dry hilly pastures, and 

 is seldom or never found intimately mixed with other 

 grasses. June. If. 



2. F. vivipara, stem square ; leaves folded, bristle-shaped, 

 smooth ; panicle unilateral, rather close ; florets compressed, 

 keeled, awnless, somewhat downy, as well as the edges of their 

 inner valve and the calyx. Viviparous Fescue-grass. 



Ilab. Summit of Cheviot. Dr Thompson. July. I/. 



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