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4. A. aqudlis (Sobol.) ; st. ascending bent at the knots smooth, 

 pan. cylindrical, gl. connected below ciliate rather falling short 

 of the pale, awn from just below the middle of the pale and 

 scarcely extending beyond it, anth. short and broad. E. B. 1467. 

 P. 5. A. fulvus (Sm.) ed. viii. St. 1 2 feet long, procumbent 

 below. Ligule oblong. Pan. 2 3 in. long. Anth. at first 

 white, afterwards orange-coloured. Wet margins of ponds. 

 P. VI. IX. E. 8. 



5. A. bulbosus (Gouan) ; st. smooth, pan. cylindrical acumi- 

 nate, f/l. distinct abruptly acute downy exceeding the pale, awn 

 from near the base of the pale and projecting half its length be- 

 yond it. E. B. 1249. P. 76. St. 1 foot long, ascending or 

 decumbent, in a circular tuft, kneed, the lowermost knots forming 

 ovatefleshy knobs. Upper sheath inflated. Ligule oblong. Pale 

 when laid open truncate, emarginate, with 2 small teeth in the 

 middle. Styles combined. Pan. about 1 in. long, less decidedly 

 racemose than in our other species ; pedicels usually 1-flowered. 

 Salt marshes in the South, rare. P. V. VI. E. 



6. A. myosuroides (Huds.); st. erect roughish above, pan. 

 tapering slender, gl acute connected below nearly glabrous, awn 

 from near the base of the pale and projecting half its length be- 

 yond it. E. B. 848. P. 3. A. agrestis (L.) ed. viii. St. 12 

 feet high, slender. Sheaths roughish. Ligule prominent, blunt. 

 Gl. glabrous, but with a row of fine short cilia on the back, connate 

 nearly to the middle. Styles combined. A very troublesome 

 weed. A. IV. XI. Black grass. E.^ 



Tribe V. Seslerieae. 



12. SES'LEKEA Scop. Moor-grass. 



1. 8. cfprulea (Ard.) ; pan. ovoid slightly 1 -sided, outer pale 

 ending in 4 teeth, midrib rough with a short excurrent point, 

 1. abrupt with a minute rough point. E. B. 1613. P. 27. 

 Roots tufted. St. 6 12 in. high. Pan. about in. long, 

 bluish purple. Anth. purple-tipped. Stig. very long, linear. 

 [A yellowish flowered form is 8. luteo-alba (Opiz.)J Mountains. 

 [Limestone rocks and pastures.] Banks of the Shannon [& c .]. 

 P. IV. V. E. S. I. 



