404 97. SRAMINEiE. 



often villose or hairy below. Pale when laid open ohlmicj, bltmtf 

 slightly notched. An th, ultimately violet-yellow. Styles mostly 

 combined. Spikes 1 — 2 iii. long. — Wet places. P. VI. Til. 



E. 8. I, 



4.' A.fal'iats (Sm.),; st. ascending bent at, the knots smooth, 

 pan. cylindrical, gl. connected below ciliate mthevfallmg short 

 of the pale, awn from just below the middle of the pale and 

 8ca;rcely extending beyond it, anth. short and broad. — :E. B. 1467. 

 P. 5. — St. 1 — 2 feet long, procumbent below. Ligule oblong^ 

 Spikes 2 — 3 in. long. Anth. at first white, afterwards ora,nge- 

 coloured. — Wet margins of ponds. P. VI. — IX. E. S. 



5. A. bulbdsus (L.) ; st. smooth, pan. cylindrical acuminate, 

 ffl. distinct abruptly, acute downy exceeding the pale, ,awn from 

 near the base of the pale and projecting half its length beyond it. 

 — E. B. 1249. P. 76. — St. 1 foot long, ascending or decumbent, 

 in a circular tuft, kneed, the lowermost knots forming,o?)afe_^asA3/- 

 knobs. Upper sheath inflated. Ligule oblong. Pale when laid 

 open truncate, emarginate, with 2 small teeth in the middle. 

 Styles combined. Pan. about 1 in. long, less decidedly racemose 

 than in our other species ; pedicels usually l-flowered^ — ;Salt 

 marshes in the South, rare. P. Vl. E. 



6. A. agres'tis (L.) ; st. erect roughish above, pa7i. tapering 

 slender, gl. acute connected below nearly glabrous, awn from 

 near the base of the pale and projecting half its length bevond 

 it.— .E. B. 848. P. 3.— St. 1—2 feet high, slender. Sieaths 

 roughish. Ligule prominent, blunt. Gl. glabrous, but with a 

 row of fine short cilia on the back. Styles combined. — A very 

 troublesome weed. A. IV. — ^XI. Black-grass. E. 



Tribe V. Sesleriece. 



12. Sesle'eia Scop., Moor-grass. 



1. S. ccerulea (Scop.) ; raceme ovate slightly 1-sided, outer 

 pale ending in 4 teeth, midrib rough with a short excurreut 

 point, 1. abrupt with a minute rough point. — E. B. 1618. P. 27. 

 — Roots tufted. St. 6 — 12 in. high. Raceme about | in. long, 

 bluish pm-ple. Anth. purple-tipped. Stig. very long, linear. — 

 Mountains. Banks of the Shannon. P. IV, ^'. E. S. I. 



Tribe VI. Nardea. 



13. Nar'bus Linn. Mat-grass. 



1. N. strio'ta (L.).— ^. B. 290. P. 2.— Tufted. St. and 1. 

 erect, slender, rigid. Height 6 — 8 in. Spike close, slender. 



