424 98. GEiMINE^. 



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

 scarcely extending beyond it, anth. short and broad. — E.S. 1467. 

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

 Pan. 2 — 8 in. long. Anth. at first white, afterwards orange- 

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



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

 gl. district abruptly ttaute 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 ovate fleshy 

 hnohs. Upper sheath inflated. Ligule oblong. Pale wben 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 1-flowered. — Salt 

 marshes in the South, rare. P. V. VI. E. 



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

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

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

 it.— J?. B. 848. P. 8.— St. 1—2 feet high, slender. Sheaths 

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

 row oijlne short cilia on the hack, connate nearly to the middle. 

 Styles combined. — A very troublesome weed. A. IV. — ^XI. 

 Black grass. E. 



Tribe V. Sesleriea. 



12. Ses'ibeia Seojo. Moor-grass. 



1. S. ccsrdlea (Scop.) ; pan. ovoid sligbtly 1-sided, outer pale 

 ending in 4 teeth, midrib rough with a short excurrent point, 

 1. abrupt with a minute rough point. — E. B. 1613. P. 27. — 

 Roots tufted. St. 6—12 in. bigh. Pan. about ^ in. long, bluish 

 purple. Anth. purple-tipped. Stiw. very long, linear. — Moun- 

 tains. Banksof the Shannon. P.IV. V. E. S. L 



Tribe "VI. Nardece. 

 13. Nae'dtjs Linn. Mat-grass. 



1. K stric'ta (L.).—JE. B. 290. P. 2.— Tufted. St. and 1. 

 erect, slender, rigid. Height 5 — 8 in. Spike close, slender. 

 Lower pale with a short rough awn, coriaceous, often purplish ; 

 upper membranous.— Moors and beaths. P. VIL K S. I. 



