408 97. ©EAMiNKa;. 



H. B. 1251. P. 81. R. vii. 75.— Somewhat creeping. St. afoot 

 or more high. Pan. close, lobed, purplish. Gl. linear-lanceo- 

 late. — Muddy salt marshes, rare. P. VI. VII. . E. 



24. GAsiBiB'irM Pal. de Beauv. Nit-grass. 



1. O. lendig'erum (Ga.ni.'); gl. lanceolate acuminate, lower 

 pale awned, awn rather exceeding the glumes. — E. B. 1107. 

 F. 86. — St. 3 — 12 in. high. L. roughish at the edges. J^igule 

 oblong, , Pan. close, almost spiked, lobed. Gl. remarkably ven- 

 tricose and shining at the base. Pales very small. — Damp places 

 especially near the sea, rare. P. VI. — IX. E. 



Tribe X. Avenete. 

 25. Hoi'cus Linn. Soft-grass. 



1. H. landtus (L.) ; upper gl. blunt apiculate, awn smooth 

 except near the tip ultimately curved like a fish-hook and in- 

 cluded within the glumes, sheaths and knots villose. — E. B. 

 1169. P. 21.— Root fibrous. Height 1—3 feet. Knots not hairy. 

 Inflorescence panicled, often pinkish. Gl. rough. Lower fl. 

 awnless, quite smooth or slightly rough at the point. — Meadows 

 and pastures. P. Vn. E. S. I. 



2. H. mol'lis (L.) ; upper gl. acute, awn rough throughout 

 ultimately kneed protrudi^ beyond the glumes, 1. rough, sheaths 

 glabrous, htpqU bearded. — M. B. 1170. P. 21 & 22.— Creeping. 

 Height 1 — 2 feet. St. and 1. subglabrous' or slightly hairy. 

 Inflorescence not so compact as in the preceding, whitish. Gl. 

 smooth. Lower fl. awnless ; but sometimes it has an awn ; 

 rarely the upper is perfect. Occasionally the spikelets are much 

 smaller and the plant only 12 — 18 in. high.— Thickets or open 

 places on a light soil. P. VII. E. S! I. 



26. CoETira'pHOExrs Pal. de Beauv. 



1. C. canes'c&ns (Beauv.) ; pan. rather dense long, gl. exceed- 

 ing the fl. acuminate, uwn from near the base of the pale, 1. seta- 

 ceous.— ^iVa Sm.,, K B. 1190. P. 110.— St. tufted, slender, 

 6 — 8 in. -high. L'. many. Pan. close, spreading with flowers ; 

 branches snort. Spikelets variegated with purple and white. 

 Anth. dark purple.' Lower portion of the awn dark yellow, 

 straight, cylindrical, striated lengthwise and slightly twisted ; 

 upper part clavate, white tinged with purple. — Sandy coasts of 

 Norf., Buff:, and Jersey. P. VL VIL E. 



