Bromus.] geamine^. 355 



One of the most valuable grasses for agricultural pur- 

 poses. The form loliacea {F. loliacea Huds.) occurs occasion- 

 ally in damp places. 



BROMUS Linn. 



1. B. erectus (Huds.) — Upright Brome-Grass. 

 Districts -2--56----__ 

 Lat. 51°-54°. South and Middle of Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, Germanic, inclining to English. 



Pastures and banks on a calcareous soil ; rare. Fl. June. 



2. Near Blarney; and in moist sandy fields at Ballyvolane; 

 Flor. Gorh. — 5. On the lands of Santry and Coolock ; along 

 the sides of the Royal Canal ; and south side of the river 

 Tolka, Dublin; White. Hedges near Glasnevin; D. M. 

 Finglas'; MacMy Gat. Ir. Fields near Portmamock; L. M. — 

 6. Abundant in Garryland Wood, near Gort, Galway ; 



A. G. M. 



2. B. asper (Linn.) Hairy Wood Brome-Grass. 

 Districts 123456789 10 11 12 

 Lat. 510-56°- Throughout Ireland. 



Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to English. 

 "Woods, thickets, and hedges ; frequent. Fl. July. 



3. B. sterilis (Linn.) — Barren Brome-Grass. 

 Districts 12-456-89 10 11 12 

 Lat, 51°-56°. From South to North of Ireland. 

 Type in Great Britain, British, inclining to English. 



Dry banks, walls, road-sides, and waste places ; local and 

 rather rare. Fl. June, July. 



Common near Cork, Dublin, and in the neighbourhood of 

 a few other towns ; but rare in the north of Ireland, and 

 throughout the country. 



4. + B. diandrus (Curt.) — Stiff Brome-Grass. 



B. madritensis (Linn.) Brit. Flor. and Bentham. 



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Lat. 52°-53°. South of Ireland — Tipperary only. 

 Type in Great Britain, Atlantic. 



