GRAMINA. 



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Tribe XI. FESTUCACEJU. 



[Sesleria, Sclerochloa, Dactylis, Fesiuca, 

 some species of Melica, and a few also of 

 Poa, have a one-sided panicle ; Cynosurus has 

 a one-sided spilce ; Oriochloa a 2-rowed spike.] 



889. KOELERIA. 

 A. Florets awnless. Panicle spike-like. 



1. cristata. Pan. branched, oblong, in- 

 terrupted at base, nearly smooth. Fits. 2-4. 

 Outer Pale very acute. Culm smooth. L. 

 flat, the lower ciliate. Sheaths not dividing. 

 p. 7. Ilry yrassy. Not in Sic. 



2. g^lauca. Pan. interrupted at base, hair- 

 less. Spicules 2-3 -flowered. Outer Pale ob- 

 tuse, sometimes mucronate. Culm nearly 

 smooth, far exceeding sheaths. L. flat, hairless. 

 p. 6, 7- Sandy fields. G. occ. 



3. g^andiflora. " Rac. compound, some- 

 what interrupted at base. Spicules ovato-ob- 

 long. Glumes (and outer Pale, Parl.) acumi- 

 nate, rather shorter than florets. Culm bul- 

 bous at base. L. often broader than in K. cris- 

 tata, and the Spicules nearly twice as large, p. 



6, 7. It. occ." — Bekt. 



4. albescens. Pan. linear, interrupted. 

 Base sheathed, or nearly so, in the upper L. 

 Spicules 2-3-flowered, acuminate. L. pubes- 

 cent, convoluto-setaceous. Var. of Sp. 1? p. 



7. Sand. Toul. Bord. Anjou. Fontainebleau. 



5. valesiaca. Spicules in groups, nearly ses- 

 sile, 2-3-flowered. Glumes ciliate on keel. Pales 

 acuminate. Lower L. convoluto-setaceous, 

 hairless. Culm far exceeding sheath, smooth 

 below, downy above, p. 4, 5. Borders and 

 open hills, lower Vallais. Pdm. 



)3. setacea. Lower Pale villoso-ciliate on 

 the back. 



B. Pales awnedfrom helow the tip. Glumes 

 nearly equal. 



6. liirsata. Pan. subovoid, somewhat in- 

 terrupted at base. Spicules 2-3-flowered, hir- 

 sute. L. very narrow, somewhat convolute, 

 smooth. Culm tomentose at top. p. 7, 8. 

 Ileadows. Alps. 



7. villosa. Pan. cylindrical. Spicules 

 crowded, on short erect, hairy, branched stalks, 

 2-flowered, villous on back, acuminate; the 

 second Pit. abortive in the lower spicules. L. 

 flat, soft, villous, a. 6. Sandy shores. Mdt. 



8. Iiinkii. " Pan. spike-like, somewhat 

 jnterrupted. Glumes about 3- flowered, rather 



exceeding florets. Keel of Glumes and of ob- 

 tuse outer Pale fiinged with long hairs. Awns 

 exceeding glume. L. flat, pubescent. Culm 

 pubescent above, p. s. Fr." — Kunth : not 

 in Duby. 



9. hispida. Pan. ovato-cylindrical. Spicules 

 3'-4-flowered. Glumes and outer Pale bristly 

 at top. Awn rigid, as long as floret. L. flat, 

 hairy. Culm hauiess. a. 5. Coasts. Tusc. 

 Sicily. 



10. phleoides. Pan. cylindrical. Spicules 

 crowded on erect, branched, hairless stalks, 3— 

 5 -flowered. Outer Pale rough and somewhat 

 hairy. Awn soft, hardly one-fourth as long as 

 floret. L. flat, hairy. Culm hairless, a. 

 5, 6. Sandy coasts. Mdt. 



11. brachystachya. Pan. ovoid. Spicules 

 5-8-flowered. Outer Pale smooth. L. flat, 

 pubescent. Culm hairless, a. Shores. Lan- 

 guedoc. 



12. cserulescens. Pan. spike-like. Spi- 

 cules crowded, 4-5 -flowered. Outer Pale with 

 a very short awn. Cdm knotty at base, 

 coated with withered fibres, p. 5, 6. Calc. 

 mountains. Sic. 



C. Outer Glume very much smaller. 



13. macilenta. Pan. slender, lax. Spicules 

 3-4-flowered, smooth, shining, somewhat awn- 

 ed. Inner Pale not half as long as outer. 

 a. 5. Sandy shores. Mdt. 



890. SCHISMUS. 



1. calycinus. Pan. contracted. Glumes 

 exceeding linear spicules. L. bearded at base, 

 a. 6, 7. Prov. Rous. 



891. IMELICA. 



A. Outer Pale of lower Floret with long 

 hairs. 



1. ciliata. Pan. equal, spike-like : branches 

 erect. Outer Pale of lower Fit. ciliate on its 

 whole length. Back rough, not hairy. (Upper 

 Pale shortly ciliate on keel. L. flat. Cuhn 

 tall, solitary, Parl.) p. 5. Walls and 

 rocks, s. Em-. 



2. Baubini. Pan. simple ; lower branches 

 spreading. Spicules secund. Outer Pale of 

 lower Fit. ciliate to above middle, not at top. 

 Back scabrous, p. 5, 6. Rocky, mdt. Fr. 

 Nice. Sic. Panicle much less dense than in 

 Sp. 1. 



3. Cupani. Pan. thin, secund : branches 



