ABBREVIATIONS. 
In the descriptions. 
.. anther. 
.. capsule. 
«. carpel. 
.. corolla. 
... flower. 
... fruit. 
.. feet. 
.. glume. 
.. meh. 
.. Intermediate. 
.. involucre. 
.. leaves. 
.. leaflet. 
e+. nectary. 
Books. 
.. Annals of Natural 
History. 
.. English Botany. 
.. Supplement to E. B. 
.. Neesvon Esenbeck’s 
Genera Plantarum 
Flore Germanice. 
.. Hoppe, m Sturm’s 
Deutschlands Flora. 
... Newman’s Historyof 
BritishFerns,ed.2. 
.. Parnell’s Grasses of 
Britain. 
.. Reichenbach’sIcones 
Flora Germanice. 
.. Reichenbach’sIcono- 
graphia Botanica. 
.. Schkuhr’s Riedgra- 
ser. 
... Sturm’s Deutschlands 
Flora. 
pan. _... panicle. 
ped. __... peduncle. 
pet. _... petal. 
phyll, ... phyllary. 
sep. .- Sepal, 
st. + Stem. 
stam. ... stamen. 
stigm. ... stigma. 
stip. _... stipule. 
t. .+. plate. 
term. ... terminal. 
Tr. ... Tribe. 
var. _... variety. 
Duration. 
A. ... Annual. 
B. ... Biennial. 
P. ... Perennial. 
Sh. ... Shrub. 
T. ... Tree. 
Native country. 
E. ... England. 
8. ... Scotland. 
I. ... Ireland. 
+... Possibly mtroduced but 
now having the ap- 
pearance of being a 
true native. 
* ... Certamly naturalized. 
! ,., After the name of a plant 
shows that an authentic 
specimen hasbeen seen. 
I. II. Ill. &c. represent the months of flowering, viz. Jan., 
Feb., March, &c. 
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