SE9LEHIA. MTLIITM. 415 



it.— ^. B. 848. p. 3.— St. 1—2 feet high, slender. Sheaths 

 roughish. Ligule prominent, blunt. Gl. glabrous, but with a 

 row oifine shmi cilia on the back, connate nearly to the middle. 

 Styles combined. — A -very troublesome weed. A. IV. — XI. 

 Black grass. E. 



Tribe V. Sesleriece. 



12. Ses'leeia Scop. Moor-grass. 



1. S. c(Brulea (Scop.) ; pan. ovoid slightly 1-sided, outer pale 

 ending in 4 teeth, midrib rough with a short excurrent point, 

 1. abrupt with a minute rough point. — E. B. 1630. P. 27. — 

 Roots tufted. St. 6 — 12 in. high. Pan. about J in. long, bluish 

 purple. Anth. purple-tipped. Stig. very long, linear. — Moun- 

 tains. Banks of the Shannon. P. IV. V. E. S. I. 



Tribe VI. NardecB. 

 13. Nae'dtjs Linn. Mat-grass. 



1. N. stric'ta (L.).—K B. 290. P. 2.— Tufted. St. and 1. 

 erect, slender, rigid. Height 5 — 8 in. Spike close, slender. 

 Lower pale with a short rough awn, coriaceous, often purplish ; 

 upper membranous. — Moors and heaths. P. VII. £. S. I. 



Suborder II. Euryanthece. Tribe VII. OryzecB. 



14. Lbbks'ia Soland. Cut-grass. 



1. L. oryzoxdes (Sw.); pan. patent with wavy branches, 

 spikeleta 3-androus half-oval, keel ciliate.- — E. B. 8. 2908. — 

 Creeping. St. 1 — 2 ft. high. L. broad, rough-edged ; upper- 

 most horizontal at the flowering-season. Pan. mostly enclosed 

 in the sheath of the uppermost leaf. The included fl. alone are 

 fertile. — Marsh-ditches in Sussex, Surrey, and Hampshire. P. 

 VIII. IX. E. 



Tribe VIII. Stipaceos. 



15. Sti'pa Linn. Feather-grass. 



[S. pmndta (L.) ; awn very long twisted feathery its base 

 glabrous. — ^Awns remarkably long. — ^Not a native. Common 

 in gardens. P. VI.] E. 



16. Mtt/tttiw Linn. Millet-grass. 



1. M. effusum (L.) ; pan. difiuse, pales acute, st. smooth, 1. 

 lanceolate-linear.— .B. £■ 1106. P. 17.— Stonoliferous. St 



