122 POA TRIVIALIS. 



palese; exterior one of basal floret five-ribbed, the base furnished 

 with a delicate web suspending the calyx. Inner palea having 

 two green, marginal, fringed ribs. 



Length from twelve to eighteen inches. Root perennial and 

 creeping. 



Blooms in the third week in June, and ripens its seed in 

 the middle of July. 



There is a slender variety known as var. parviflora, with small 

 spikelets of one or two florets, common in woods. 



For specimens I am indebted to Dr. Wilson, of Nottingham; 

 Miss Millet, of Penzance; and Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of 

 Manchester. 



