FLORA OF OXFORDSHIRE. 347 
Old walls about Oxford, Huds. Fl. Ang. 1798. Formerly grew near 
London and probably Oxford, Cyb. Br. iii. 227. Hudson’s record was 
probably an incorrect copy of Sibthorp’s. 
Gloster W., St. Vincent’s Rocks. ] 
FESTUCA. Vill. 
F. gigantea, Vill. Tall Brome Grass. 
Top. Bot. 498. Syme, E. B. xi. 155.1793. Nym. 825. 
Native. Sylvestral. Woods, shady hedgesides, ete. Common and 
generally distributed. P, July. 
First record, Sid. 1794. Bromus giganteus, L. 
Occurs in Christ Church Meadow, Magdalen College Walk, ete. 
Var. triflora, Sm. Syme, E. B. xi. 155. 1794. 
Marston Lane, etc. 
F. elatior, L. Tull Fescue Grass. 
Top. Bot. 497. Syme, E. B. xi. 150. 1789. Nym. 824. 
Native. Pratal. Wet pastures, riversides, etc. Generally distributed, 
especially in the Thame, Thames, and Cherwell districts. P. June, July. 
First record, Sid. 1794. 
Var. arundinacea, Schreb. Syme, E. B. 1790. 
5. Isis. Port Meadow, Mrs. Davenport! 
F. pratensis, Huds. Meadow Fescue. 
Top. Bot. 497. Syme, E. B. xi. 153.1791. Nym. 825. Bx. 324. 
Native. Pratal, etc. Moist meadows, pastures, cultivated ground. 
Abundant in many districts. P. June, July. 
First record, Sib. 1794. 
Var. loliacea, Curt. Prof. Hackel and Nyman give this as a hybrid 
of F. pratensis with Lolium perenne. 
Sibthorp gives this as a species, and quotes Hudson’s description and 
Curtis. The true loliacea has distichous spikelets on a flat not triangular 
rachis. 
3. Swere. Meadow, Bees. 
4, Ray. Summertown, H. Bos. Islip. 
5. Isis. Yarnton, H. EF. Garnsey. Binsey, H. Bos. 
6. Thame. Cowley, H. Bos. Iffley. 
7. Thames. North Stoke. 
A dwarf form of pratensis, with dark glossy glumes, occurred on the 
north side of Shotover in a ploughed field. 
F. duriuscula, L. F. ovina v. duriuscula, Hack. 
Top. Bot. 495. Syme, E, B. xi. 145.1785. Nym. 827. 
