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Poa maritime/,, Huds. (Sea Poa.) A somewhat creeping 

 perennial, frequent on the shores of the British Isles. Blades 

 short and narrow, frequently rolled up. Flowers about July; 

 culms usually less than a foot high. Panicle erect, rather close, 

 its rachis and branches smooth. Outer palea five-nerved, without 

 a "web" at its base. 



Fig. 139. "Seed" 

 of Poa nemo- 

 ralis. x 10. 



Fiy. 140. Panicle of the same. 

 About \ nat. size. 



Poa nemoralis, L. (Wood Meadow-grass.) (Fig. 140.) See 

 p. 159. 



A tufted or slightly creeping glabrous perennial, frequent but 

 not abundant in the British Isles, and confined to shady places. 

 Sheaths split, smooth, and without a prominent keel. Blades 



