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cles contracted, spikelike. Spikelets pedicel- 
late. 
1. K. cristata Pers.—2¢. San Francisco. 
Summer. 
24, Melica L. Metic-Grass. 
Spikelets 3-5-flowered, 2 inferior flowers %, 
the rest depauperate. Glumes 2, concave, awn- 
less, unequal. Palets 2, sessile, smooth. Ca- 
ryopsis terete, free. Leaves flattened. Spike- 
lets pedicellate. ; 
1. M. mperrecta Trin. Glumes nearly 
equaling the florets; lower palet scarious mar- 
gined,7-nerved; spikelets one & floret and one or 
two sterile.—2¢. Cemetery. Summer. 
2. M. Bunposa Geyer. Glumes nearly 
equaling the florets; lower palet scarious-mar-. 
gined, 7-nerved; spikelets contain 2 or 3 % 
florets.—2£. Coast Range. Summer. 
3. M. BROMOIDES Gray. Glumes distinctly 
shorter than the lower floret; lower palet acute. 
2f. Marin County. Summer. 
4. M. Harrorpr Bolander. Glumes dis- 
tinctly shorter than the lower floret; lower 
palet truncate.—2f. Nicasio. Summer. 
25. Brizopyrum Link. (Distichlis Raf.). 
Dicecious. Spikelets compressed, o-flower- 
ed. Glumes 2, narrow, carinate. Palets 2: 
lower coriaceous, o-nerved, not carinate; up- 
