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Yorkshire, and Cumberland. It is also a native of Nor- 

 way, Sweden, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal. 



It flowers in July. 



Dr. Parnell describes five 

 varieties of this grass : — 



Br achy podium pinnatum 

 var. gracile. Slender Up- 

 right Wheat-grass. Very 

 slender in form, with shorter 

 spikelets, branching root, and 

 long awns. It is found in 

 Kent. 



Brachypodium pinnatum 

 var. ccespitosum. Clustered 

 Upright Wheat-grass. This 

 has narrower leaves and short 

 awns. It loves chalky soil, 

 and is found near Bath. 



Brachypodium pinnatum, 

 var. compositum. Spikelets clustered, in groups of three. 

 It is a monstrosity found in Yorkshire. 



Brachypodium pinnatum, var. hispidum. Bristly Up- 

 right Wheat-grass. This has the florets covered with 

 bristly hairs, and the root nearly simple. It is also a 

 Yorkshire variety. 



Brachypodium pinnatum, var. hispidum, Hairy Wheat- 

 grass, has the glumes and florets covered with hairs, and 

 the awns short. The spike is very upright. 



Tribe VIII. FESTUCACE.E. 



Inflorescence panicled or racemed ; spiklets several- 

 flowered, stalked; florets mostly awned. 



