BROMUS. 



AVENjL 



CYNOSURUS. 



INTRODUCTION. 



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squarrosus, 



^urgans, 



inermis, 



steriiis. 



ann. corn brome-grass, indig. July. E. Bot. 1885 



aim. purging brome-grass ; nat. Canada. July. Hort. i. p. 167. 



per. smooth awnless brome-grass; nat. Germ. July. Host, i t 9 



ann. hairy wood brome-grass, indig. July and August. Curt Lond. B.o. /.V- 



SUtllS. 



ann. barren brome-grass, indig. June and July. E. Bot. 1030. 



erectus, per. upright brome-grass, Indig. June. E. Bot. 471. 



tectorum, ann. nodding brome-grass; nat. Germ. June. Host. i. t. 15. 



ruhens, ann. Spani'^h broi>uKgrass; nat. Spain. June. Host. i. t. 18. 



racemosiis, ann.. bran.Jiing brome-grass, indi^. J 



diandrus. 



une. E. Bot. IO79. 



ann. upri^g:lu annual brome-grass, indig. July. E.' Bot. 100(3. 



dritciiais. 



Host. B, ma- 



sylvatkus. 



per. wood brome-grass, indig. August. E: Bot. 729. Willd. & Mart. P«- 



tuca si/lvatica. 



pinna tits, 



per. spiked brome-grass, indig. July. E. Bot. 730. Elo. Ger. Fcstuca 



pinnata. 



distadiyos, ann. two-rowed brome-grass ; nat. Germ. Host. i. t. 20. 



distachijos. 



giganteus, per. tall or gigantic brome-grass. See Festuca gigantea. 

 Oat-grass. Gener^zc character: calyx 2-valvcd, many-flowered, florets loosely collected. 



Flo. Ger. Festuca 



Corolla 



2-valved, valves spear-shaped; exterior valve awned ; awn, from the back of die valvj 

 twisted and jomted. Seed, covered firmly by the corolla husk. 



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strtgosa, 

 hrevi.% 



steriiis. 



ann. meagre oat-grass, indig. June. E. Bot. 1266. 



ann. short; nat. Germ. June. Host. iii. t. 42. 



ann. barren oat; nat. Germ. May and June. Host. il. t 57. 



OrientaUs, ann, Turkey oat; nat. Germ. July. Host. iii. t. 44. 



n uda. 



ann. nalced, or pilcorn, indig. July. Witlier. Arr. ii. 164. Cultivated in Corn- 



wall. 



fatua, 

 temns. 



Ray. 



' i 



ann. bearded oat, or haver, indig. August. 



ann. slender oat ; nat. Germ. June. Host. ii. t. 55. 



mtiva nigra, ann. cultivated black oat. July and August. Flo. Rust. t. 79. 

 sativa alba, ann. cultivated white oat. July. Bauh. Pinx. 23. 

 Pennsylvanica, ann. Pennsylvanian oat; nat. North America. Linn. Spec. 117. 



Siherica, 



ann. Siberian oat; nat. Siberia. Lin. Spec. II7. 



loeflingiana, ann. Spanish oat ; nat. Spam. July. Linn. Spec. 118. 



fragilis. 



ann. brittle ; nat. Germ, and Spain. June. Host. v. ii. t. 54. 



^empcrmrem, per. evergreen oat; nat. Germ. June. Host. v. iii. t. 41. 



flavescens, 



pratensis, 



puhcscens, 



(dpestris, 



hrevifolia. 



per. yellow oat, golden bat, indig. June and July. E. Bot. 96£ 

 per. meadow oat, indig. June and July. E. Bot. 1204. 

 per. downy oat, indig. June and July. E. Bot. 1640. - 

 per. rock oat; nat. Germ. August. Host. v. iii. t. 39. 

 per. short-leaved ; nat. Germ. Host. v. iii. t. 40. 



erm. May and June. Host. v. ii. t. 53. 



disticJiophijUa, ^ev, fan-leaved; nat. G_..... 



phnicuhnis, per. broad-stalked, indig. July and August. E. Bot. 2141. 

 versicolor^ 



elatior, 



per. various-coloured oat; nat. Germ. August. Host. y.u. i. 5^2. A.SchciichzerL 



per. tall oat. See Holcus avenaceus. 



og s-tafl grass. Generic character : calyx 2-valved, 2 to 5-flowered. Corolla 2-valved ; valves 

 inear spear-shaped, exterior awnless, or with an awn terminating the apex. Seed covered 

 Jy e corolla; the spikets in most species with leafets on one side, (involucre), or husks 

 on a leaf-stalk, (stipata.). 



cnstatus. 



per. crested dog's-tail grass, indig. June and July. E. Bot. t. 3l6, 



