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FESTUCA DURIUSCULA. 



HARD FESCUE, 



Seed op 

 festuca duriuscula. 



(Flard Fescue.) 



Rootstock perennial, slightly creeping. Stems 1 to 

 2 feet, erect, and tufted, but less so than in F. ovina 

 tenuifolia. Stem-leaves flat, 

 lanceolate, and striated ; sheath 

 downy ; hgule almost or en- 

 tirely obsolete. Panicle erect 

 and spreading when in flower. 

 Spikelets many-flowered, and 

 larger than in F. ovina tenuifolia. 

 Empty glumes lanceolate and 

 unequal. Flowering glumes 

 narrow, with a short awn. 

 Palea toothed, with hairy nerves. 

 Flowers June and July. Grows 

 in hilly places throughout Europe, North Africa, 

 Siberia, North America, and AustraUa. 



i'^ront and side views magnified 

 10 diameters. 



ANALYSIS. 



