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3. A. .v(Va'tm (Bog Hair-grass).— .S/c»;i erect, slender, polished, 

 about a foot high ; leaves hairdike with lineardanceolate ligules ; 

 pauule spreading, drooping at the end : flowen'iig glume with bent, 

 twisted, sub-basal awn ; that of the upper flgwer Vn a stalk half its 

 own length.— Wet peaty bogs.— Fl. Julv, August. Perennial. 



4. A. flexiiosa (\\a\-y Hair-grass).— A closely allied species, with 



Short, blunt, almost bristle-like leaves with short, truncate ligules 

 and rough sheaths ; panicle spreading, 2 — j ip. long, triply forked 

 with wavy branches ; spikelets shining, with fine, hair-like, bent, 

 twisted, sub-basal awns protruding beyond the glumes; pedicel of 

 upper flower not a quarter of its length. — Heathy places ; common. 

 — Fl, Tune, July. Perennial. 



5. A. caryopM'Uea (Silver Hair-grass). — A tufted, slender, and 

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