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in. long, with l)ran(:hes in pairs, frequently viviparous, the spikelets 

 being converted into leafy bulbils. — Lofty niouutams m the north ; 

 very rare. — Fl. June — August. I'erennial. 



4. P. slricla, a closely allied form, has slightly compressed 

 stems ; narrower le<ives Hat throughout ; jjaiiiiie open m flower and 

 spreading in fruit, often viviparous ; sp/keleis 3 — 4-flowered, with 

 few or no hairs on the rac.hilla. — l.och-na-Gar ; very rare. — Fl. 

 July, August. Perennial. 



5. P. Idxn (Wavy IMeadow-grass), another very closely allied 

 form, has channelled leaves hollowed at the tip ; panicle open in 

 flower and closed in fruit, rarely viviparous ; spikehls 3 — 4-fiowered, 

 webbed with fine cottony fibres on the' rachilla. — l_och-na-Gar ; 

 very rare. — FL July, August. Perennialj 



6. P. dauca (Glaucous Meadow-grass). — A slightly creeping 

 plant, 6 — 12 in. high, with glaucous leaves with very short, blunt 

 ligules ; pa)ude slender, erect; spikelets 2 — 3-flowercd ; floweritig 

 glume with 5 veins, only 3 hairy — Lofty mountains, Ben Lawers, 

 Ben Nevis, Clova, Snowdon ; very rare.^Fl. July. Perennial. 



7. P. Balfniiiii, an almost indistinguishable form, rather larger, 

 with leaves not glaucous, with longer, blunt ligules ; spil^clels 2 — 4- 

 flowered, sometimes webbed. — Occurs in similar positions. 



8. P. iiemordlis (Wood Meadow-grass). — Another closely allied, 

 very variable form, or series of forms, is a slightly creeping, slender, 

 glabrous plant, 1—3 feet high ; leaves narrow, with short ligules ; 

 panicle slender, rather drooping, 2 — 5 inches long, spreading or 

 close, sometimes i-sided, with branches 2 — 5 together; spikelets 

 small, I — 5-flowered, generally 3-flowered, yellowish-green and 

 purplish, generally webbed ; flowering glume with 5 veins, 3 hairy. 

 — Woods; general. — Id. June, July. I'erennial. 



9. P. compressa (Flat-stalked Meadow-grass). — A glabrous and 

 somewhat glaucous species, with creeping rooi-siocl:, and runners ; 

 stem flattened, 6 — 18 in. high ; leaves fiat, with short, truncate 

 ligules ; panicle 2 — 3 in. long, slightly i-sided, spreading when in 

 flower, branches 2 — 3 together ; spikelets ovate, 4 — 7-llowered, 

 slightly webbed ; flowering glume with 3 — 5 hairy veins. — 'Walls 

 and otiier dry places ; frequent. — Fl. June, July. Perennial. 



10.* P. Chaixii, with a 2-edgcd stem 2 — 3 feet high : leaves 

 with rough sheaths, midribs, and margins, and very short, blunt 

 ligules ; panicle spreading ; spikelets oval, of 3, rarelv 5 llowers, 

 not webbed ; flowering glume with 5 smotith veins, occurs in deep 

 shady places near Kelso. Perennial. 



ir, P . prati'nsis (^\ni>0\]\ i\leadow-grass). — Ront-stock creeping, 

 with runners ; stem round, smooth, 1^2 feet high, but \'ery 

 varialile \n size ; leaves sometimes glaucous, smooth, with long. 



