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about the middle of the stem, liguh short truncate. — E. B. 365. 

 P. .37 & 90.^1^. decumbent at the base, then erect, very much 

 compressed, 1 — Ij ft. high. — Sometimes the fl. are free, pales 

 have 2 faint interm. veins, uppermost knot is higher, and the 

 ligule rather more prominent. It is then the P. polynoda (PamO 

 P. 91— 93.— Dry situations; P. VII. , E. S. I. 



36, Gitce'eia B. Br. 



1. G. aquatfica (Sm.); pan. erect repeatedly branched spread- 

 ing, branches rough, Spikelets linear dblong of 5 — 10 fl:, lower 

 pale blunt, 1. smooth with terete sheaths. — K B. 1316. P. 44. 

 G: spectabilis Koch. — Creeping. St. 3 — 6 ft. highy smooth, 

 slightly compressed. Sheaths Very long. L. long, rough on the 

 edges and keel, never floating. Ligule short. Pan. large; 

 branches angular, slendeir, brtached. -^Watery places. P. VII. 



2. Q. fiHitans (R. Br.); pan.' secimd slightly branched very 

 long, branches nearly simple roughish, spikelets linear of 7 — 12 

 adpressed lanceolate-qblong acute fl., lower pale nearly thrice as 

 long as broad, sbeatiis compressed. — £. B. S. ,2975. , P. 95.^ 

 St. 'ascending, rooting below, or floating. Sheaths nearly 

 smooth, striate. L, pale green, acute, often floating. Ligule 

 long. Pan. very long, often nearly simple ; branches without 

 callosities, ascending, lowermost usually in pairs. Spikelets 

 aidpressed. Lower pales rather the /shorter, with a triangular 

 central point. Anthers dboict 5 times as long as broad, purple, 

 pale yellO'w when empty. — Watery places. P. VI.^^IX. Flote- 

 grass. E. S. I. 



3. G. pliedta (Fries) ; nan. comppund, branches compound 

 nearly smooth erect with flowers divaricate Wi^ //•«»<, spikelets 

 linear of '7— 20 pva,l-oblong rather. acute fl., lower 2>aietwice as 

 long as broad, sheaths compressed. — iJ. ,vii. 79. G.Jluitans Sm., 

 E. B. 1520. P. 45. — -"St. ascending, rooting -below., Sheaths 

 rough, furrowed. L. glaucous, bluntish, plicate when yoimg. 

 Ligule shorter. Pan. much ' branched ; branches with callosi- 

 ties at the base,, lowermpst about in fives. , sLower pales with 3 

 teeth at the end. , Anth. about .3, tiines as broad as long cream- 

 coloured, fuscous when: empty .^ — fi. G. pedicellaia (Towns.).; 



Ean.^branches simple rougM^h, spikelets of 9 — 13 blunt florets. 

 I. more acute, simply folded when: young. Lowermost pan.- 

 branches , about in threes. Anth. about 4 times as long as broad, 

 vellow when young. , A. N. JL ser. 2. v. 1Q5. — St^^nant water 

 aULd wet places. P.VI.-VIIL, , E. 8. ? L 



