398 97. GEiMi}fii.E. 



33. Mbi-ica. Qi, -nearly eijiial, wi^jhilateraliibs, riaafly-asJoDir 

 as the ovate spikelet consisting of 1 or 2 jiowers rounded 

 on the back and a clublibe rudiment PaJisjhaideiiiing on 

 the free nut. 



34 MoLiNiA. ,Gl. unequal, wiAoMi! laieral,ribs, falling short 

 of the lanceolatsispitelet of,2 ror ,3, semicylindl'ical flowers 

 and a subidate rudiment. Pales hardening- on the free nut. 



35. PpA. „ Gtl. rathey unequal. Lower pah d—5-veiiied, 

 soarious,p,t.the tip, compressed, keeled. Nut elliptic trigo- 

 nous, slightly furrowed within, free. 



'36. GltoIc'rIA.' Ql. uhe^itial, submembranous. Lmeer pule 



' with 5; — 7 st?-on(/ promttietit rib's and 4' scarious margin, sab- 



cyKndrical. ISTut ohlong, convex fti bS,ck,,fui?rd,we!d within, 



37. ScLEEOCHLOA. Gl. Unequal, membranous. Loicer pale 



■ •' xmth -&\faifct veins, cylindrical helow, often keeled at the tip 



or'witli a very minute niucro. Niit oblong, convex on 'back, 

 not furrdwed 'Within, free. ■ 



38. Bbiza. CtI. nearly equal, broad, S-ribbed. Fl. 3 — 8, 

 , ' densely imbricate in a sHort. distiohoua spikelet. 'Lo*er 



pale iboatshapfedij'.itek-tsha'ped,, blunt, rounded on the back. 

 Gl. and pales menibliaaous with -a scarious margin. 'Nut 

 free. — Lower pale with 7 — 9 faint veins. 



4.4.4 Lower pale trunieate iaad denticulate at the tip. . 



39. Oatabhosa. Gl. unequal, very short, 1-veined. Flowers 

 usuallj- 2, rounded oti the '"ba'ck, distant." Lower 'pale'mem- 

 branOu'Sj'with 3 veins ending in te^th which do iicit quite 

 extend to the edge of the scarious margin. Upper gl. often 



■ with 2 short' and fMlit lateral veins. '■ ' "'' V :. ■ 



tt Lower pate' %oith converging veins, aUvr 1 — 3 of which com- 

 bine in the awn. 



40." G'SWOsWetts. Gl. nearly equal, HCarious, strongly keeled, 

 1- or more flowered. Lower pale rounded on the back wdth 

 a terminal bristle. , ^ach spilidet with a comb-like bract at 

 its base. Panicle '^ikel&e,' l-sided. >Nut closely coated 

 vrith the pales. h-f .■■■,'.,[ ,] . '^.iiM-i 



41. Dac^tVliS. Gl. unequal, htebace6'isi"ma'iy-flowered; 

 lower keeled. Lower pale compressed, keeled, 5-Veined; 

 dorsal veinifringed; and (eKcurrentjustAbetow. the tip as a 



[.short awn. Spikelets crowded, subsecund. Niitfree. 



42. Fbstuca. ' Gl. unequal, herbaceous,,- jnany-flowered. 

 Lower.' pale rotmded on'tha hack, ^ery acute, or v}ith the 



