180 AVENA FUBESCENS. 



colour reddish purple; base hirsute. Inner palea much shorter, 

 and exceedingly thin. Length from twelve to twenty-four inches. 

 Root perennial and creeping. 



Flowers in the middle of June, and ripens its seed in the 

 middle of July. 



This species usually grows in dry situations in chalky or 

 limestone districts. 



The illustration is from a specimen gathered at Burton, by 

 Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. 



