396 97. GRAMINE.E. 



22. LAGURUS Linn. Hare's-tail-grass. 



[1. L. ovatus (L.). E. B. 1334. P. 88. St. 412 in. high. 

 L. broad, lanceolate. Spikes ovate, soft, with long protruded 

 awns. Sandy places in Guernsey. A. VI. VII.] 



23. POLYPOGON Desf. 



1. P. monspeliensis (Desf.) ; a\vns more than twice as long as 

 the rather obtuse glumes. E. B. 1/04. P. 11. Root fibrous. 

 St. a foot or more high. Pan. dense, lobed, pale, silky, often 

 2 in. Ions:. Gl. linear, hairy. A most beautiful grass. Salt 

 marshes. A. VI. VII. E. S. 



2. P. littoralis (Sm.) ; awns as long as the acute glumes. 

 E.B. 1251. P. 81. B.'vii. 75. Somewhat creeping. St. a foot 

 or more high. Pan. close, lobed, purplish. Gl. linear-lanceo- 

 late. Muddy salt marshes, rare. P. VI. VII. E. 



24. GASTRIDITJM Pal. de Beauv. 



1. G. lendigerum (Gaud.) ; gl. lanceolate acuminate, lower pale 

 awned, awn rather exceeding the glumes. E. B. 1107. P. 86. 

 St. 3 12 in. high. L. roughish at the edges. Ligule oblong. 

 Pan. close, almost spiked, lobed. Gl. remarkably veiitricose 

 and shining at the base. Pales very small. Damp places espe- 

 cially near the sea, rare. P. VI. IX. E. 



Tribe X. Avenea. 



25. HOLCUS Linn. Soft-grass. 



1. H. lanatus (L.); upper gl. obtuse apiculate, awn smooth 

 except near the tip. E. B. 1169. P. 21. Root fibrous. Height 

 1 2 feet. Knots not hairy. St. and 1. villose. Inflorescence 

 panicled, often pinkish. Gl. rough. Lower fl. awnless. Awn 

 at length curved like a fish-hook and included within the glumes, 

 quite smooth or slightly rough at the point. Meadows and 

 pastures. P. VII. 



2. H. mollis (L.) ; upper gl. acute, awn rough throughout. 

 E. B. 1170. P. 21, 22. Creeping. Height 12 feet. Knots 

 of st. usually hairy. St. and 1. subglabrous or slightly hairy. 

 Inflorescence not so compact as in the preceding, whitish. Gl. 

 smooth. Lower fl. awnless. Awn at length kneed, protruding 

 beyond the glumes. Sometimes the lower fl. has an awn ; rarely 

 the upper is perfect. Occasionally the spikelets are much 

 smaller and the plant only 12 18 in. high. Thickets or open 

 places on a light soil. P. VII. 



