Agrostis. } GRAMINEH (Stapf). 549 
CentRaAL Reeion: Somerset Div.; on the higher rocks of Bosch Berg, 
4300 ft., MacOwan, 2189! 
Allied to A. continuata, Stapf, and A. Mannii, Stapf (Deyeuxia Mannii, 
Hook. f.) ; the continuation of the rhachilla is in both spevies very similar to that 
in A. barbuligera, except for being glabrous in A. continuata, A. Mannii, which 
is more nearly allied, differs in the mode of growth and in having smaller spike- 
lets and shorter panicle branches. 
glaucous, scabrid, upper rather rigid ; panicle narrow, oblong, 5-7 in. 
__ by 4-Lin., contracted, erect ; rhachis very slender, smooth ; branches 
_ unequal, in fascicles of 5 or less, longest up to 2 in. long, undivided 
for 2-9 lin., finely filiform, scaberulous; branchlets and pedicels 
scabrid, the latter with thickened tips, the lateral about } lin. 
long ; spikelets pallid, 13-18 lin. long; rhachilla not produced 
beyond the floret ; glumes subequal, lanceolate, acute, produced into 
fine fragile seabrid bristles (up to 14 lin. long), seaberulous, keel 
scabrid ; valve oblong in profile, minutely 4-toothed, % lin. long, 
hairy on the sides and across below the tip, 5-nerved, side-nerves 
shortly excurrent, very faint below; awn capillary, seabrid, about 
2 lin. long; callus glabrous; pale almost % lin. long, 2-toothed ; 
anthers 2 lin. long. 
Coast Region: Cape Div. ; Muizenburg Vlei, Wolley Dod, 2349! 
es This species comes very near to Polypogon, the only difference being in the 
4 habit, and the absence of a terminal notch in the persistent glumes. 
~—4-noded ; leat-sheaths minutely scaberulous ; ligule 1-22 lin. long ; 
blades linear, tapering to an acute point, 14-8 in. by 1-2 lin., green 
or subglaucous, flat, flaccid, scaberulous on both sides; panicle con- 
eS. , ow, 2-12 in. long, ereet, branches very unequal, in 
distant fascicles, the longest up to 4 in., or all very short, capillary, 
erect or flexuous, scabrid, branched from the base or the longer 
n 
_ “emetimes mucronate ; callus scantily bearded ; pale 3—3 lin. long; 
—iuthers 3 lin. long; grain oblong, 3 lin. long. Steud. Syn. Pl. 
— Glum. 1. 173; Durand & Schinz, Consp. Fl. A : 828. 
A. N eesit, Trin. Agrost. 361 ; Steud. lc. 170; Durand § Schinz, nes 
528. A, vestita, Hochst. ex A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. it. 401 ; Steud. 
