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v. subæquales. Glumellæ 2, longiores : extima membranacea v. rigi- 
dula, 7-nervis, apice integro v. inæqui-emarginato-2-fido hyalina; 
cosla excurrenti-aristata v. mucronata; intima autem vix breviore 
{nune ad rhachin applicata) hyalina, 2-carinata ; carinis cristatis v. 
nunc appendice lineari instructis ciliatis. Stamina 3. Styli breves, 
apice plumosi. Fructus oblongus crassiusculus, inclusus at liber. — 
llerbæ erectæ molles; foliis planis; panicula racemiformi, breviter 
pedunculata, laxa, nunc elongata; spiculis œ, secus rhachin simpli- 
cm racemosis, dissitis, erectiusculis v. pendulis; rhachilla supra 
glumas et inter flores articulata ; flore summo nunc masculo. (Ame- 
rica bor. temp. et arct.!) 
33. Bromus [,.? — Flores (fere Festucæ) in spiculis œ, herma- 
phroditi, v. summus imperfectus. Glumæ sub articulatione persis- 
enles angustæ acutæ inæquales, 1-5-nerves; intima nune breviter 
Muronato-aristata. Glumellæ longiores : extima carinata v. dorso 
rotundata, 9-9-nervis, apice sæpius 2-dentata v. breviter 2-fida, 
Mutica v. sæpius sub apice dorso 1-3-aristata ; arista recurvo-divari- 
cala v. nunc leviter torta. Glumella intima parum brevior; carinis 2, 
ane cillatis. Stamina 3, v. rarius 1, 2. Germen ad apicem sensim 
plerumque dilatatum, appendicula postice excentrica crassa villosa 
inlegra v. varie 2-loba coronatum ; stylis brevibus basi appendiculæ 
aflixis lateralibus, apice plumosis. Fructus oblongus v. inæqui-linea- 
5, Sepe a dorso compressiuseulus, postice subplanus v. sæpius late 
Sulcatus, apice varie appendiculatus et cum glumella intima sæpe 
“Uülate adhærens. — Herbæ annuæ v. perennes, nunc elatæ; folis 
anis; Panicula aut densa subspiciformi, aut laxa v. laxissima ; 
‘amulis sæpe nulantibus; spiculis ovatis, lanceolatis v. linearibus, 
ue valde elongatis, sæpe magnis, nunc longe v. longissime aris- 
pr D V. pendulis ; rhachilla glabra supra glumas et inter flores 
ICUlata, (Orbis utriusque reg. temp.) 
L. Spec, 3 Ho 4 1 in 
L5(Lonro.s. *: ét ARN., Beech. Voy. Bot.,  Syn. pl. glum., 1, 328. — Libertia LEs., in N. 
Ca, PMoChENE). — Taux. in SW. Doi Act. Not Eure XIE, 755, t. 65. — Michelaria 
à Con, 06 (Lophochæna;. . 7, t. 
Brauv, Pi ln. 40; ed. VI, n. 89, — par tha C. Kocu, in Linnæa, XXI, 394. — Serra- 
1, 442 Fe 86, 1. 17, fig. 9. — K., Enum., faleus Parvar., PI. nov., 753 FI. ital., I, of à 
%. EES, Gen. F1. 3. Spec. ad 40. Scares., Beschr. : Se ® 
5 srl 
i B Ge ” el. Gram., t. 
= Gu MACK., Plansenfam., 75, fig. Host, Gram. austr., 1, t. 6-10, 11-14, 19. — 
qmæhlon Pal-brauv., Agroste, T8. Cave les 45, 580-501. — Dsr., FI. ail. 
Agrost., 99 : 19 no"tdonorus PAL-BEAuv.,  t. 19, 25, 26. — GUSS, PL. rar. 1c., * ag 
7 fig. 2. — Triniusa Sreun.,  Sisra., FI. græc., t. 82, 83. —TEN., F. nap., 
XL. 
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