106 POA DISTANS. 



palea with two marginal ribs. Length from twelve to eighteen inches. 

 Root perennial and fibrous. 



Flowers at the beginning of July, and ripens its seed in a month. 



Known from Poa maritima by the rough rachis and branches; from 

 P. procumbens by the spreading branches of the panicle and the ribs 

 of the glumes not being prominent; from P. trivialis by its smooth 

 sheaths, blunt ligule, linear spikelets, and florets not being webbed; 

 from P. annua in the roughness of the inner surface of the leaves 

 and the branches of the panicle; and from P. pratensis in the linear 

 spikelets, obtuse glumes, and in the florets not being webbed. 



Variety obtusa found at Breeden, Leicestershire, by Mr. Babington, 

 where it was growing in great quantities in the fields. The spikelets 

 are larger, ligules shorter, and outer palea broader and more obtuse. 



Variety minor also gathered at Breeden, by Mr. Babington. It is 

 more dwarf, and the spikelets of fewer florets. 



The specimen for illustration was gathered in the Nottingham 

 Meadows. 



