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903. FESTUCA. 



L. long, filiform. Root fibrous, cespitose. Culm 

 with 2 or 3 knots, p. 7, 8. Shade. 



ii. Ligule not forming rounded auricles. 

 a. i. setaceous. 



19. varia. Pan. spreading, oblong: branches 

 solitary or in paii's. SpiciUes lineari-lanceolate, 

 5-8-flowered. Outer Pale lanceolate, gradually 

 tapering to a point. Seeds hairy at top. L. 

 rigid. Ligule oblong, obtuse. Root fibrous. 

 p. 7, 8. High stony pastures. Alps. 



20. puxuila. Pan. spreading, ovate : TDranches 

 solitary or in pairs. Spicules lineari-oblong, 

 3-4-flowered. Outer Pale oblongo-lanceolate, 

 abruptly acuminate. Seeds hairy at top. L. 

 flaccid. Ligule oblong, obtuse. Root fibrous. 

 p. 7, 8. Stony mountain pastures. Alps. 



21. pilosa. Pan. spreading: branches semi- 

 verticiUate. Spicules about 3-flowered. Tuft of 

 Hairs at base of each floret. Seeds hairless. 

 Root-L. nearly terete ; those on the stem 

 folded, sometimes flat. p. 7, 8. Very high: 

 Alps. Umbria. .^tna. 



b. L.fiat. 



* Awn short or wanting. 



f Ligule oblong. 



X Seeds hairy at top. 



22. spadicea. Pan. branched, spreading : 

 lower branches solitary or in pairs, hairless. 

 Spicules oblong, 4-5 -flowered, awnless. Axis 

 roughish. Lower Pale finely dotted, with 3 

 prominent and 2 subordinate nerves. Sheaths 

 leafy. L. narrow linear, quite hairless. Root 

 fibrous, tufted, p. 7, 8. Very high pastures. 

 Alps. Auv. 



23. spectabilis. " Pan. broad, nodding : 

 lower branches in twos or threes, rough. Spi- 

 cules about 5-flowered, awnless. Axis covered 

 with a short down. Lower Pale finely dotted, 

 conspicuously 5 -nerved. Sheaths all leafy. 

 L. narrow linear, rough above, p. 6, 7. Stony. 

 s. Alps." — Koch. 



24. sylvatica. Pan. much branched, dif- 

 fuse. Spicules oblong, 3-5-flowered. Pits, 

 awnless. Axis roughish. Lower Sheaths leaf- 

 less, ending in a short point. L. lineari-lan- 

 ceolate. Creepers of Root short, and naked. 

 p. 6, 7- Woods, occ. 



25. drymeia. Pan. much branched, dif- 

 fuse, nodding at top : branches rough, the 

 lower in twos and thi'ees. Spicules about 5- 

 flowered. Axis roughish. Lower Pale acumi- 

 nate, mucronate, finely dotted, vrith 3 promi- 



nent and 5 subordinate nerves. L. lineari- 

 lanceolate, rough on margin. Root with long 

 scaly runners, p. 6, 7. Moist mountain 

 woods, s. e. G. 



26. exaltata. " Pan. difiiise, much bran- 

 ched, secund, nodding at top. Spicules 5-8- 

 flowered, compressed. Outer Pale 5 -nerved, 

 acute {tiot acuminate) , scariose at top, minutely 

 dotted, hairless. L. broadly linear, flat. Li- 

 gule oblong, lacerate. Root creeping, p. 

 Mountains. Sic. K. Nap." — Pael. 



27. borealis. "Pan. much branched, 

 disease, nodding at top : branches about 5, 

 rough. Spicules oblong. Fits. 4-5, bearded 

 at base. Outer Pale 5-nerved, denticulate at 

 top, or with 3 points. Ligule oblong, p. 6, 7. 

 Biver-banks. Spree and lakes communicating 

 with it." — Koch. 



%X Seeds not hairy at top. 



28. compressa. "Pan. oblong, spreading. 

 Spicules somewhat terete, acute, 3-4-flowered. 

 Culm terete above. L. rather broad, bluntish, 

 folded, rough on margin, smooth on back. 

 Between spadicea and Scheuchzeri. p. Au- 

 vergne." — Kunth. 



29. ferruginea. "Pan. narrow, erect. 

 Stalks short, not rough. Spicules few, one- 

 coloured. Fl. aboixt 6. Glumes acuminate. 

 L. flat. Ligule oblong. Root fibrous, cespi- 

 tose. p. 7, 8. Mt. of Kuna near Rosegg in 

 Carinthia." — Rchb. 



30. Scheuchzeri. Panicle spreading, 

 branched, somewhat nodding : branches hair- 

 less ; the lower in pairs. Spicules 4-5-flow- 

 ered, awnless. Outer Pale rough, 5-nerved, 

 submucronulate below summit. L. linear. 

 Ligule oblong, obtuse. Root creeping, p. 7, 

 8. High pastures. Alps. 



ft Ligule truncate, very short. 



31. elatior. Pan. diffuse, nodding: lower 

 branches in pairs, with 5-15 ovato-lanceolate 

 spicules. Fits. 4-7, obscurely ribbed. Root 

 creeping, p. 6, 7. Meadows and. river-banks. 



32. pratensis. Panicle spreading, erect : 

 branches racemose, generally in pairs, each 

 with 3-4 linear spicules. Fits. 5-10, obscurely 

 ribbed. Root fibrous, p. 6, 7. Meadows. 



33. loliacea. Rac. rather nodding. Spi- 

 cules alternate, distant, lineari-oblong : lower 

 stalked, sometimes in pairs ; upper sessile, p. 

 5, 6. 3Ieadows. E. Fr. G. Svv. 



