CALAMAGROSTIS LANCEOLATA. 51 



CALAMAGROSTIS LANCEOLATA. 



ROTH. KOCH. KUNTH. PARNELL. BABINGTON. HOOKER. LINDLEY. 



PLATE XV. B. 



Calamagrostis epigejos, WITHERING. 



Arundo calamagrostis t SMITH. KNAPP. SCHRADER. 



" " LINNJEUS. OEDER. EHRHART. 



epigejos, HUDSON. 



The Purple- Flowered Small Reed. 

 Calamagrostis Palm Grass. Lanceolata Lanceolate. 



A BEAUTIFUL species, growing in fenny countries in moist shady 

 -<LJL situations. 



A somewhat common Grass in England. Found also in Ireland, 

 France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Lapland, Norway, 

 Sweden, Turkey, Greece, Siberia, British America, and North Africa. 



Of no agricultural value. 



Stem circular, smooth, striated, carrying four or five narrow, flat, 

 acute, long, rough leaves, with smooth striated sheaths, the upper one 

 extending beyond its leaf. Ligule of upper leaf bold and obtuse. 

 Joints wide apart. Inflorescence compound panicled, seven to eight 

 inches long, spreading when in flower, branches into clusters, rough, 

 and slender. Spikelets numerous, composed of two narrow acute equal- 

 sized glumes, and one floret shorter than the glumes; of two paleae, 

 the exterior being five-ribbed; apex bifid, awned from slightly below 

 the apex. Base of palea hirsute, extending beyond the floret. Glumes 

 destitute of lateral ribs, dentate for the whole length of their keel, 

 and purple in colour. Awn rough, slender, very short. Inner palea 

 one third shorter than the outer one, thin, transparent, and apex cloven. 

 Styles two. Filaments three. Stigmas long and feathery. Anthers 



