Fiend. ph. 10. GRAMINE^. 54.. Poa. 107 



f. LocustCB puhescent. Glumelles connected ivilh hairs at 

 the base; peduncles mostly seiniveriicillate. 



13. Poa trivialis. Wayside meadow-grass. 

 Panicle pyramidical, diffuse; locusicB ovatc,3 to4-flowered, 



black green ; glumelles pubescent at bottom ; leaves all flat, 

 rough ; sheaths and culm rough ; ligula long, acute ; root 

 fibrous. 



Gramen pratense paniculatum medium C. Bauhin, Rail Syn. 409, 2. 



Poa trivialis, Lin. S. P. 99. 



Poa pratensis, Roth Germ. 2, 1, 113. 



Poa scabra, Koel. Gram. 161 ; Chr. Gram. 8, 72. 



Poa dubia. Leers Herb. 28. 



Fields and pastures ; perennial; May, October. 



Culm rooting at the base, decumbent, weak, 2 feet high ; 

 leaves erect, flat, flaccid ; sheaths pale green ; panicle large, 

 erect, very spreading; peduncles many-flowered; locust ce 

 small, rather obtuse. 



14. Poa setacea. Bristly meadow-grass. 

 Panicle pyramidical, diffused ; locustcs ovate, 2or 3-flowered, 



dark green; glumelles pubescent at bottom; lower leaves 

 involute, setaceous, rough ; culm and sheaths rough ; ligula 

 long, acute ; root fibrous. 



Poa setacea, Huds. Fl. Angl. ed. 1, 34, 

 Poa trivialis ; var. Huds. ed. 2, 210. 



Dry sandy places ; perennial ; June, September. 



Culms decumbent at bottom, 1 8 inches high, round ; 

 leaves not broader than the sheath ; sheaths slightly com- 

 pressed. 



15. Poa pratense. Field meadow-grass. 

 Panicle pyramidical, very spreading; locustce ovate, 3 or 



4-flowered, variegated ; leaves all flat, smooth, the upper 

 much shorter than the sheaths ; sheaths smooth ; ligula 

 abbreviated, truncated; root creeping. 



Gramen pratense paniculatum majus latiore folio, Rati Syn. 409, 3. 



Poa pratensis, Lin. S. P. 99. 



Poa pratensis vulgaris, Gaudin Agr. Helv. 212. 



Meadows ; perennial ; May and June. 



Root creeping, shoot-bearing; culm erect, smooth, round, 

 2 feet high; leaves obtuse, spreading; panicle becoming 

 divaricated; locustcs numerous, green- and white. 



