poA. 433 



acute webbed ^ fl., lower pale witb 3 silky veina, upper sheath 

 below the middle of the st. much longer than its leaf, ligule 

 prominent acute.— ^. B. 1071. P. 89.— Root fibrous. Base of 

 the St. and offsets swollen, bulblike. L. with a narrow white 

 serrate edge. The st. soon wither, and the tubers lie loose 

 until the autumn. — Sandy seashore of the South and East. P. 



rv. V. E. 



3. P. minor (Gaud.) ; pan. oblong subovate, apikelets of 3 or 

 4 webbed fi., loxoer pah with 5 veins but only 3 hairy, upper 

 sheath longer than its leaf which is folded and slightly incMrved 

 hut tapei-inff at the tip, uppermost knot covered, upper ligule 

 long acute, lower ones short rather blunt. — P. Jlexuosa Sm., 

 E. B. 1123, not of others. P. laxa Fr. ?— Eoot fibrous. St. 

 6 — 8 in. high. Fl. rarely viviparous. — ^Lofty mountains. Loch- 

 na-Gar. P. "VII. Vm. S. 



4. P. lax' a (Haenke !) ; pan. lax slightly drooping, spikelets 

 oblong-ovate of 3 free fl., lower pale with 3 hairy veins, upper 

 sheath longer than its leaf which is flat and taper-pointed, upper- 

 most knot covered, ligules all long acute. — P. 38. P. stricta 

 Sy. E. B. 1763. The synonymy of this and Sp. 3 is very 

 doubtful. — Root fibrous. St. 6—12 in. high. Fl. often vivi- 

 parous. — Lofty mountains. Loch-na-Gar. P. VII. VIII. S. 



5. P. alpina (L.) ; pan. erect spreading when in flower, spike- 

 lets ovate of 3 or 4 free fl., lower pale with 3 hairy veins, upper 

 sheath longer than its leaf which is folded and rounded behmd 

 the tip, uppermost knot exposed, ligule long pointed. — E. B. 

 1003. P. 37 & 94. P. sti-iota Lindb.— Root fibrous, tufted. 

 St, 6 — 12 in. high, covered with decayed basal sheaths common 

 to it and the tuft of leaves. Fl. often viviparous. — Lofty 

 mountains. P. VI. VII. E. S. I. 



6. P. glauca (Sm.) ; pan. erect slender, spikelets ovate of 2 

 or 3 acute free fl., lower pale with 5 veins but only 3 hairy, 

 upper sheath about as long as its leaf which is folded and 

 slightly incurved but tapering at the tip, uppermost knot near to 

 the base of the stem, ligule blunt. — E. B. 1720. — Root-stock 

 rather creeping. St. 6 — 12 in. high. Lowest Jl. longer than the 

 large glume. — P. c<ssia Sm. E. B. 1719 is a very doubtful plant 



Mountains. Ben Lawers. Ben Nevis. Clova. Snowdon 



P. VII. B. S. 



• That is, connected together by fine cottony fibres growing from 

 the base of each flower : when these are wanting, the fl. is said to be 



free. 



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