424 98. GEAMINB^. 



6 — 8 in. high. Fl. rarely viviparous. — Lofty mountains. Loch- 

 na-Gar. P. VII. VIII. S. 



4. P. lax' a (Haenke !) ; pan. lax slightly drooping, spikelets 

 oblong-ovate of 3 free il., fotcer joofe ™<A 3 hairy veins, upper 

 sheath longer than its leaf which, iajlat and taper-pointed, upper- 

 most knot covered, ligules all long acute. — P. 38. P. stricta 

 Sy. E. S. 763.— Root fibrous. St. 6—12 in. high. Fl. often 

 viviparous. — Lofty mountains. Loch-na-Gar. P. VII. VIII. 



5. P. alpina (L.) ; pan. erect spreading when in flower, spike- 

 lets ovate of 3 or 4 free fl., lower pale with 3 hairy veins, upper 

 sheath longer than its leaf which is folded and rounded behind 

 the tip, uppermost knot exposed, ligule long pointed. — E. S. 

 1003. P. 37 & 94.— Root fibrous, tufted. St. 6—12 in. high, 

 covered with decayed basal sheaths common to it and the tuft 

 of leaves. Fl. often viviparous. — Lofty mountains. P. VI. 

 vn. E. S. I. 



6. P. glauca (Sm.) ; pan. erect slender, spikelets ovate of 2 

 or 3 acute free fl., lower pale with 5 veins but only 3 hairy, 

 upper sheath about as long as its leaf which is folded and 

 slightly incurved but tapering at the tip, uppermost knot near to 

 the base of the stem, ligule blunt. — JS. B. 1720. — Root-stock 

 rather creeping. St. 6 — 12 in. high. Lowest Jl. longer than the 

 large glume. — P. ccesia Sm. JE. B. 1719 is a very doubtful plant. 

 — Mountains. Ben Lawers. Ben Nevis. Clova. Snowdon. 

 P. VII. E. S. 



tt Lower pan. -branches in fives or 2 or 3 together. Dorsal 

 and marginal veins of the lower pale hairy. 



7. P. nemordlis (L.) ; pan. rather drooping slender, spikelets 

 ovate-lanceolate of 3 or 4 webbed fl., lower pale with 5 veins but 

 only 3 hairy, upper sheath not longer than its leaf, uppermost 

 knot at about the middle of the st. exposed, ligule extremely 

 shoH truncate.— E. B. 1265. P. 36.— Slightly creeping. St. 

 slender, 1 — 2 ft. high. Sheaths smooth. — a ; st. slender weak, 

 pan. lax. — (3. angustifolia ; st. and pan. very slender, 1. long and 

 narrow, uppermost knot near the pan., spikelets few 1 — 2- 

 flowered. — y. P. coarctata (Gaud.) ; st. rigid, pan. close, spike- 

 lets 3 — 5-flowered. — 8. glaucantha ; st. slender, pan. with many 

 long-stalked spikelets, plant glaucous. — Shady places, y. On 

 walls. 8. Mountains. P. VI. VII. E. S. L 



8. P. Parneira (Bab.) ; pan. subereet large rather close oblong, 

 spikelets ovate of 2 or 3 acute /ree_^., lower pale with 5 veins 

 but only 3 hairy, upper sheath usually longer than its leaf, upper 



