186 HORDEUM SYLVATICUM. 



equal, ending in a long rough awn. Floret of two palea?, 

 exterior one awned, rough, and five-ribbed; base hirsute. 

 Inner palea two-ribbed and of same length. Awn of 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. 



