186 HORDEUM SYLVATICUM. 



exterior palea rough, and commencing at the apex. Ovarium hirsute. 

 Styles two, brief. Stigmas plumose. Filaments three. Anthers lengthy, 

 and cloven at either extremity. Length twenty-four inches. Root 

 perennial and fibrous. 



Flowers in June, and ripens its seed the second week in August. 



The illustration is from a specimen gathered at Cottril Clough, by 

 Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. 



