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Illn,m, IX snl)cronus i,i Androponimcv'. JIolcus is neurly allied to 

 Ihsrhampsia, but the ui)i.i.r floret of ouch spikelet is nuilo with uu 

 uwiu'd .<rliinie, the lower uuawueil jukI pcM-fcct. 



A. Spikek'ts iibout 4 rnm. long, uwii KOiircdy protruding. . 1 

 H. Spikelets 5 nun. long, jiwn protruding 2 



1. H. LANATISL. Sp. ]M. 1048 (1:5:5). VKLVKT-(iUA,SS. //. 



glaums WxWk. WiUk. & Lunge. Prod. Fl. Hisp. 1 : ;i(i7 (KSfil). 



Perenniul with creeping rootstocks; culms uscending. iJO-do cm. 

 high, clothed throughout more or less with u very short pubescence,' 

 giving the plant u soft light color. Puniole 5-10 cm. long. 2.5 cm! 

 broud, of u pule or reddish color. Spikelets ovul. (.])long. neurly 4 

 mm. long, the uwn scarcely protruding; lower floret' nurrowiy- 

 ovoid. )l mm. long, with 5 obscure nerves; puleu as long as its 

 glum,', obtuse; upper floret narrower und shorter than the lower; 

 floral glume obscurely nerved, awn us long us its glume, sturting a 

 third the way below the apex; ])uleu obtuse, two-thirds as 1011^^18 

 its glume. 



r. S. Dept. Agrirul 465, distrilmted in ISSl. 



Found in moist meadows ami pastures of Furope. i)robably in 

 Russian Asia; introduced into Austria, Tasmania, northern und 

 southern Africa, and many parts of North America. 



It grows well on poor lands, but the quality is not good under 

 any cii-cumstunces. For further remarks see Vol. 1, p. 1!).'}, Fig. 80 



•i. U. MOLLIS L. Syst. Fd. 10: 1305 (1750). //. densns vZvm 

 Flora. ;?r:3,33 (1844). 



A smooth perennial grass, rootstocks creeping extensively; culms 

 30-70 cm. high, villous at the nodes. Leuf-blades shorter thun 

 those of the former species, the upper 2-6 cm. long. I'unicle nmch 

 as in //. lanotus. Spikelets lance-elliptical, 5 mm. long, uwn pro- 

 truding half the length of the spikelet; ruchillu bearing tufts of 

 hairs below each floret; lower floret mirrowly ovoid. 2.5 mm. long; 

 pulea as long us its glume, obtuse; upper floret nari-ow, neurly^S 

 mm. long, awn starting from below the tip, 4 mm. long; paleii a 

 little shorter. 



Found in nearly the same countries and locations as //. 

 lanahis, though nmch less common. 



