20 TRIAXDRIA DIGYXIA. Aira. 



the water, this grass sometimes assumes a very dwarf habit. In 

 natural affinity it comes near to Poafluitans. Sm. 

 . * * Corolla awned, hairy at the base. 



A. ccEspitosa. Turfy H. Panicle spreading. Florets 

 about the length of the calyx, abrupt, hairy at the base ; 

 one of them on a hairy stalk. Awn short, from the 

 bottom of the outer valve. Leaves flat. E. B. 145S. 

 Gramen segetale. G. E. 5. 



Moist woods, pastures. 



Per. June. 



Stems a yard high, rigid, and harsh. Panicle, large and spreading. 

 E. B. Droops very gracefully before flowering ; as the florets 

 open, it becomes erect, and the branches of the panicle spread 

 equally. Ls. neatly stiiated. Plant very apt to grow in tufts : 

 called by the common people. Hassocks, Rough Caps. Swayne 

 in With. 



A. Jlexuosa. TVavy Mountain H. Panicle spreading, 

 triple-forked, with wavy branches. Florets about the 

 length of the calyx, acute. Awn from the middle of 

 the outer valve, longer than the calyx, twisted. Leaves 

 bristle shaped. E. B. 1519. 



Heathy, sandy places. Northleigh Heath. Sh. Foot path going 

 from Childswell Farm to Wootten Heath. Shotover Hill. Bx. 



Per. June. 



A. prcECO.v. Early H. Panicle close, erect. Florets 

 the length of the calyx, both stalkless. Awn nearly 

 twice as long, from the base of the valve. Leaves 

 bristle-shaped, with angular sheaths. E. B, 1296. C. 

 3. 7. 



Dry gravelly ground. 

 x\n. April. 



This trifling grass is of no agricultural use. It withers away as 

 summer comes on. 8m. 



A. caryophylUa. Siher H. Panicle spreading, triple- 

 forked. Florets not longer than the calyx, both stalk- 

 less. Awn twice as long, from above the middle of the 

 valve. Leaves bristle-shaped, with ribbed close sheaths. 

 E. B. 812. C. 6. 6. 



Barren sandy heaths. Pastures above Headington Wick Copse. 



R. W. 

 An. July. 



The whole plant is soon dried up, and can yield nothing but a 

 little early food for sheep. Sm. 



