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mose, glume awned; high, frequent. F. varia, Host, 

 (including Eskia, Ram.) ; leaves long, thick, rigid, 

 panicle expanded, spikelets larger, 4-8-flowered; high 

 elevations in the South. 



E. Stem-leaves flat ; ligules not lobed : — F. laxa. 

 Host. ; panicle large, lax, lowermost leaves folded, ovary 

 hairy at the apex ; Carniola, Carinthia, rare. F. Scheuch- 

 zeri, Gaud, {pulchella, Schrad.) ; panicle lax, leaves 

 linear, smooth, ovary glabrous at the apex ; high, frequent. 

 F. spectabilis, Jan. ; panicle broad, nodding, leaves linear, 

 rough, ovary hairy at the apex; alpine pastures in the 

 South, rare. 



37. Bromus, L. 



Spikelets in panicles, many-flowered ; flowering, glumes 

 convex ; ovary villous at the apex. Not alpine. 



The Swiss species which are also English fall under two 

 groups, viz. : — (a.) Lower empty glume i -nerved, upper 

 'i-n&vvtd{Festucoides, C. and D.): — B. asper, Murr. (including 

 serotinus, Ben., and ramosus, Huds.) ; erectus, Huds. ; and 

 sterilis, L. (^.) Lower empty glume 3-5 -nerved, upper 

 S-many-nerved {Serrafalcus, Pari.): — B. mollis, L. ; 

 racemosus, L. (including commutatus, Schrad.) ; secalinus, 

 L. (including velutinus, Schrad.) ; and arvensis, L. 



The following are not British : — Sect, {a.) : — B. inermis, 

 Leyss. ; lowest empty glume not awned ; very rare ; Bale, 

 Orbe. B. tectorum, L. ; panicle xlense, drooping on one 

 side, branches smooth ; road - sides. Sect. (^.) : — B. 

 patulus, M. K. ; and squarrosus, L. ; panicle much 

 branched ; waste places, frequently introduced. Also B. 

 transylvanicus, Steud. ; panicle loose, lowest branches 

 very long, leaves ciliate ; meadows ; Tirol, Carniola. 



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