1 62 BROMUS ARENARTUS. 



Styles united at the base. DISTRIBUTION OF SPECIES : AUSTRALIA, 

 NEW ZEALAND. 



A common sea side weed, which from its dry woolly nature is; very unpalatable 

 to all kinds of stock. The general character of the genus has little in keeping 

 with the name Bromus, which indicates food, for none of the species of this 

 family are noted as superior food plants, while some of them are considered as 

 hurtful, if not poisonous. A few of the Brome species are very early grasses, and 

 valuable for keeping stock in condition till superior but later kinds spring up. 

 DISTRIBUTION IN NEW ZEALAND : NOKTH ISLAND, COMMON NEAR THE 

 SEA. 



Reference to Plate LVL, A. : Fig. 1. Plant. 2. Spikelet. 3. Floret. 

 4, 4'. Nervation of empty glumes. 5. Nervation of flowering glume. 0. Nerva- 

 tion of Palea. 7. Scale. 8, 8'. Grain, front and side view. 



