TRIANDRIA— DIGYNIA. Melica. 1 13 



Poa n. 1472. Hall. Hist. v. 2. 22.1. 



Gramen avenaceum, locustis rubris, montanum. Scheuchz. Agr, 

 171. <.3./. 16, D— F. Bauli.Theatr. 155./. Prodr.20.f. Rail 

 Syn. 403. Moris, v. 3. 215. sect. 8. t. 7./. 48, bad. 



G. avenaceum locustis rubris. Park. Theatr. 1151./. 



In mountainous woods in the north of England, and in Scotland. 



Perennial. June, July. 



Root creeping, as in the preceding. Leaves smoother, and rather 

 narrower, with an extremely short stipula. Panicle for the most 

 part simply racemose ; sometimes divided in the lower part. 

 Ft. of the colour of the last, but more pendulous, and essen- 

 tially different in having two perfect _/ore<s, besides one or two 

 abrupt, long-stalked, neuter ones. The outer valve of the co" 

 rolla, in the former, is strongly and copiously ribbed ; the inner 

 very thick, and minutely downy, at the margin. 



3. M. carulea. Purple Mellc-grass. 



Petals beardless, acute. Panicle close, erect, compound. 

 Flowers upright, cylindrical. 



M. cserulea. Linn. Manf. 2. 325. ff''illd. v. 1. 383. FL Br. 93. 

 Engl. Bat. v. 11. t. 750. Curt. Lond.fasc. 5. t. 11. Knapp t. 40. 

 Hook. Scot. 3 1 . Schrad. Germ. v. 1 . 269. Host Gram. v. 2. 7. t. 8. 



Aira caerulea. Linn. Sp. PL 95. Huds. 33. Leers 22. t. A.f.7. FL 

 Dan. t. 239. 



Molinia cserula. Beauv.Agr. 68. t. 14. f. 6. 



Arundo n. 15 1 8. Hall. Hist. n. 2. 24 1 . ' 



Gramen pratense ^erotinum, panicula longa purpurascente. Raii 

 Stjn. 404. Moris, v.^. 20\.sect.S. t.b.f. 22. 



G. arundinaceum enode minus sylvaticum. Scheuchz. Agr. 209. 



G. paniculatum autumnale, panicula ampliore, e viridi nigricante. 

 i/y. 207. ^.4./ 11, 12. 



In barren sandy boggy ground, especially about turfy pools on 

 mountainous heaths. 



Perennial. August. 



A hard coarse reedy grass, varying greatly in liis'uriance, rather 

 artificially referred to this genus, having more the habit, though 

 not the fructification, of Arundo. The root consists of many 

 strong fibres. Steins rather bulbous at the base, with a single 

 joint near the bottom. Leaves taper-pointed, rough, except at 

 the back ; besprinkled with hairs on the upper surface, particu- 

 larly towards the top of the sheath. Panicle oblong, of numerous, 

 compound, close, furrowed, v/avy, scarcely rough, branches. FL 

 dull violet-coloured, or brown, smooth. Cal. lanceolate, acute, 

 single-ribbed, compressed, unequal. Outer valve of the cor. of 

 a similar figure ; inner abrupt, .^wi/i. violet-coloured. Stalk of 

 the spikelet much elongated, with 1 perfect Jloret, sessile at its 

 base ; another on a level with tlie shorter valve of the cal., and 



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