3y6 97. graminejE. 



22. Lagtjrus Linn. Hare's-tail-gvass. 



[1. L. ovatus {Ij.).—E. B. 1334. P. 88.— St. 4—12 in. high. 

 L. broad, lanceolate. Spikes ovate, soft, with long protruded 

 awns. — Sandy places in Guernsey. A. VI. VII.] 



23. PoLYPOGON Besf. 



1. P. monspeliensis (Uesf.) ; awns more than twice as long as 

 the rather obtuse glumes. — E. B. 1704. P. 11. — Root fibrous. 

 St. a foot or more high. Pan. dense, lobed, pale, silky, often 

 2 in. long. Gl. linear, hairy. A most beautiful grass. — Salt 

 marshes. A. VI. VII. E. S. 



2. P. littoralis (Sm.) ; awns as long as the acute glumes. — 

 E. B. 1251. P. 81. R. vii. 75. — Somewhat creeping. St. a foot 

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

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



24. Gastridium Pa!, de Beauv. 



1 . G. lendigerum (Gaud. ) ; gl. lanceolate acuminate, lower pale 

 awned, awn rather exceeding the glumes. — E. B. 1107. P- 86. 

 — St. 3 — 12 in. high. L. roughish at the edges. Ligule oblong. 

 Pan. close, almost spiked, lobed. Gl. remarkably ventricose 

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

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



Tribe X. Avenea. 



25. HoLCus Linn. Soft-grass. 



1. H. lanatus (L.); upper gl. obtuse apiculate, awn smooth 

 except near the tip. — E. B. 1169. P. 21. — Root fibrous. Height 

 1 — 2 feet. Knots not hairy. St. and 1. villose. Inflorescence 

 panicled, often pinkish. Gl. rough. Lower fl. awnless. Awn 

 at length curved like a fish-hook and included within the glumes, 

 quite smooth or slightly rough at the point. — Meadows and 

 pastures. P. VII. 



2. H. mollis (L.); upper gl. acute, awn rough throughout. — 

 E. B. 1170. P. 21, 22.— Creeping. Height 1—2 feet. Knots 

 of St. usually hairy. St. and 1. subglabrous or slightly haii-y. 

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

 smooth. Lower fl. awnless. Ann at length kneed, protruding 

 beyond the glumes. Sometimes the lower fl. 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 hght soil. P. VII. 



