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PHLEUM ASPEEUM. 



Jacquin. Koch. Smith. Hookee. Babington. Lindley. 



SCHEADBE. PaENBLL. ViLLAES. 



PLATE IX. B. 



PJdeum paniculatwm, Hudson. Smith, Knapp. Aiton. 



" viride, Allioni. 



Phalaris aspera, Rbtzius. Willdenow. Host. 



" paniculata, Aiton. Sibthoep. 



The Rough Cats-tail Grass. 



Phletim — Eeed Mace. Asperum — ^Eough. 



A RARE useless agricultural Grass, limited to the western 

 portion of Great Britain, being confined to the counties of Bed- 

 ford, Gloucester, Oxford, Cambridge, and Norfolk, chiefly in 

 the last two mentioned counties. Mr. Hudson procured it near 

 Bristol, and on the heath at Newmarket; Mr. Crowe near 

 Bournbridge. It has ajso been seen in Badminton Park. In 

 Ireland it has been found near Belfast. 



It is a native of Belgium, Italy, Switzerland, Holland, Prussia, 

 and France. 



Phleum asperum grows in arid sandy situations. 



Koot perennial, consisting of a number of strong fibres. Stem 

 circular, upright, exceedingly smooth, carrying four or five flat, 

 rough, acute leaves, with rough tumid sheaths, the upper one 

 extending beyond its leaf. Ligule bold and pointed. Joints 

 four in number, covered by the sheaths. Inflorescence close, 

 panicled, and from two to five inches in length. Spikelets 

 abundant, compact, composed of two equal-length, rough, cuneate 

 glumes, and one floret. The glumes variegated with green and 



