134 DACTYUS GLOMERATA. 



upright, tufted, and dense. Rachis and branches harsh. Spikelets 

 crowded, unilateral, mostly of three florets. Calyx of two unequal 

 glumes; hirsute. Florets of two palese; exterior one of basal 

 floret longer than the calyx; five-ribbed. Keel hirsute. Inner 

 palea membranous. Length two to three feet. Root perennial, 

 fibrous, and tufted. 



Although a coarse Grass, still it must be looked upon as one 

 of our most productive species, and when young, cattle will 

 feed upon it readily. It will grow in almost any situation, 

 from a wood to an open waste. 



Dactylis glomerata continues flowering from June to August. 



The specimen illustrated was gathered at Highfield House. 



