430 98. GEAMIlfEiE. 



Slender, 6—12 in. high. L. linear, involute.— Walls and sandy 

 places. A. ? VI. VII. E. S. I. 



3. F. amUg'ua (Le Gall): uppermost sheath very nearly reach- 

 ing to the long narrow erect close pan., lowest pan. -branch equal- 

 ling more than J of pan., fl. terete rough, gl. unequal as 3 — 6 to 

 1, larger gl. about equalling J of lowest flower. — E. B. S. 2970. — 

 Slender, 8 — 12 in. high. L. involute. — Sandy sea-shore at St. 

 Helens, Isle of Wight. A. V. VI. E. 



4. F. Mi/iirus (L.) ; uppermost sheath reaohhig to or partly 

 covering the long narrow nodding interrupted pan., lowest pan.- 

 branch equalling J of pan., fl. terete rough, gl. unequal as 3 — 1, 

 larger gl. about equalling J lowest flower. — E. B. 1412. F. 

 pseudo-myurus Soy. -Will. — About a foot high, slender. Pan. 

 very long and narrow. — Walls and sandy places, rare. A. ? 



VI. vn. E. S. P I. 



ft Triandrous. Awn shorter thaji the pale. 



5. F. ovina (L.) ; pan. narrow suhsecund close with fr., spike- 

 lets 4 — 6-fl., fl. mostly awned, I, all setaceous, sheaths glabrous, 

 ceespitose. — F. B. 585. P. 56, 57. — Very variable. L. short, 

 slightly curved, densely tufted. Fl. glabrous or hairy. Spikelets 

 sometimes changed into leafy shoots. F. vivipara Sm., E. B. 

 1355. — /3. F. tenuifoUa (Sibth.) ; 1. veiy long setaceous, fl. awn- 

 less. — y. F. duriuscula (L.) ; pan. pyramidal, branches spread- 

 ing, 1. filiform channelled, st.-l. broader. St. and 1. stouter. 

 Fries thinks that it is a distinct species. — Dry hilly pastures. 

 /3. On mountains, y. Damper places. P. VI. Sheep^s Fescue- 

 grass. E. S. I. 



6. F. rubra (L.) ; pan. hroadish below subseeund, spikelets 

 4 — 10-ii., 1. involute-setaceous, st.-l. flat, lowest sheaths hairv, 

 soboliferous, creeping but ceespitose. — F. duriuscula Sm. (in 

 part), E. B. 470, P. 58— 60.— Very variable. Fl. shortly awned, 

 glabrous, hairy or villose. L. variable in length and breadth 

 and the fl. ia size. — Common in dry sandv, rarely in wet places. 

 P. VI. " E. S. 1. 



7. F. oraria (Dum.)'; pan. seound, spikelets 4 — 10-fl., 1. all 

 involute-setaceous, lowest sheaths hairy, far-creeping not cfes- 

 pitose. F. rubra Sm., E. B. 2058. — Near F. rubra, but mode of 

 growth very different. — Sandy sea-shores. P. VI. E. S. 



** Root-leaves broad andjlat. Ligule not auricled. Awn 0, 

 or dorsal. Schedonobus Beauv. 



t Uppermost ligule prominent. Lower pale 3-veined. 



8. F. syhat'ica (Vill.) ; pan. erect diffuse much -branched, 



1 F. oraria Dum. Agr. Belg. 105(1823), F. sahuUcola'D\it (1825), 

 F. arenaria Qodr. (1855, not Osb.). See Bull. Belg. vii. 367. 



