220 DIGITARIA SANGUINALIS. 



unequal glumes and two florets; basal glume diminutive; upper 

 one downy and three-ribbed; basal floret of one palea, flat and 

 oblong-lanceolate, with, five smooth ribs; margins pubescent; 

 upper floret of two equal-sized palese. Filaments three; anthers 

 short, violet-coloured, and cloven at either extremity. Styles 

 two, slender. Stigmas brief, plumose, and purplish. Length 

 from six to eighteen inches. Root annual and fibrous. 



Flowers in August, and ripens its seed at the end of 

 September. 



The specimen for illustration was gathered near Bolton, by 

 Mr. Joseph Sidebotham, of Manchester. 



