104 T. RINIUS Botanique. 
Spiculis sublinealibus, lanceolato -ovatis, acutis, glabris; Gluma in- 
feriore flosculis dimidio breviori, 3-, superiore 3 —5-nervi; Herma- 
phrodito mucronato-acutissimo, laevi; Folüs linearibus 1. subconvolu- 
us, glabris. 
V. spp. Louisian. 
Culmus dodrantalis — sesquipedalis, compressus, simplex. V’aginue internodio 
breviores, glabrae. Ligula brevissima, dorso villis longis et tenuissimis. supata. 
Folia in majoribus plana 1. compressa, lineam 11 lata, in minoribus et tenuiori- 
bus inferiora tantum plana et lineam semis lata, reliqua. pl. min convoluta et 
subsetacea, omnia glabra, 2-pollicaria — sesquipalmaria.  Panicula bipollicaris — 
spithamaea, contracta, viridis. Æadii pl. min. adpressi, solitarti, inferne nudi, 
superiores cum axi commun triquetri. Liadioli in majoribus semipollicares; ter- 
tiarii brevissimi glomerulos formant parvos, densiusculos, plerumque dissitiusculos 
ita, ut inflorescentia radiorum interrupta adpareat, Glumae acutae. Flosculus 
neuler bivalvis: valv. inf. sub- 7-nervis, nervis 3 distinctioribus; valv. sup. ? 
brevior.  Hermaphr. subadunco-mucronulatus, albidus, haud nitens. 
Post anceps (1. 1. p. 265.) inseratur: 
Panicum longifolium  Torr.! ined. adiüs virgaus, (exceptis imfims) fere à basi 
compositis, alternis, pl. min. patentibus; Radiolis contractiusculis; Pe- 
dicellis spiculam aequantibus 1, cadem paulo longioribus; Spiculis li- 
nealibus, sublanceolato-ovatis (rectis), acuminatis, glabris; Gluma ni- 
feriore flosculis duplo breviori, 3-, superiore 5-nervi; Hermaphrodito 
neutro L masculo £ minori, obtusiuseulo, apice obsolete 2 — 4-cus- 
pidulato, laevi; Foliis (inferioribus) sublanceolato-linearibus (superi- 
oribus linearibus), glabris. 
V. spp. New-Jers. 
Culmus civciter 2-pedalis, compressiusculus, ima basi erecto-ramulosus. 'a- 
ginae compressae, elabrae. Ligue ciliaris. ÆFolia basi compressa, apice altenuato- 
