ABBREVIATIONS. 



In the descriptions. 



anth. ...anther. pan. ...panicle. 



cal. ...calyx. ped. ...peduncle. 



caps, "...capsule. pet. ...petal. 



carp. ...carpel. phyU. ...phyllary. 



cor. ...corolla. segm. ...segment. 



ft. ...flower. Sep. ...sepal. 



fr. ...fruit. St. ..stem. 



ft. ...feet. stam. ...stamen. 



gl. ...glume. stiff. ...stigma. 



in. ...inch. stip. ...stipule. 



interm. ...intermediate. t. ...plate. 



inv. ...involucre. term. ...terminal. 



L., I., Is.... leaves. Tr. ... Tribe. 



It., Its. ...leaflets. var. ...variety. 

 nect. ...nectary. 



BooliS. 



^.iV.H. ...Annals of Natural 



History. 

 E.B. ...English Botany. 

 E.B.S. ...Supplement to E.B. 

 G.F.G. ... Nees von Esenbeck's 



Genera Plantarum 



Florae Germanicae. 



H. ...Hoppe, in Sturm's 



Deutschlauds Flora. 



N. ... Newman's History of 



BritishFerns,ed.2. 

 P. ...Parnell's Grasses of 



Britain. 

 R. ... Reichenbach'slcones 



Florae Germanicae. 

 R.I. ... Reichenbach'slcono- 



graphia Botanica. 

 Schk. ... Schkuhr's Riedgra- 



ser. 

 St. ... Sturm's Deutschlands 



Flora. 



A. 

 B. 

 P. 



Sh. 

 T. 



E. 

 S. 

 I. 



Duration. 



. Annual. 

 , Biennial. 

 , Perennial. 

 , Shrub. 

 . Tree. 



Native country. 



... England. 



... Scotland. 

 ... Ireland. 



. Possibly introduced but 

 now having the ap- 

 pearance of being a 

 true native. 



. Certainly naturalized. 



. After the name of a plant 

 shows that an authentic 

 specimen has been seen. 



Jan., 



I. II. III. &c. represent the months of flowering, viz. 

 Feb., March, &c. 



When the Initial letter of the generic name is prefixed to that 

 of a variety, it is intended to show that the author quoted con- 

 sidered it to be a species. 



