122 PGA TRIVIALIS. 



Length from twelve to eighteen inches. Eoot perennial and creep- 

 ing. 



Blooms in the third week in June, and ripens its seed in the 

 middle of July. 



There is a slender variety known as var. parviflora, with small 

 spikelets of one or two florets, common in woods. 



For specimens I am indebted to Dr. Wilson, of Nottingham; Miss 

 Millet, of Penzance; and Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. 



