396 97. GRAMINES. 
cent, stem-l. at first lat. F. duriuscula Fries.—Dry hilly pastures. 
8. and y. on mountains. P. VI. Sheep’s Fescue-grass. 
4. F. rubra (L.); panicle close subsecund, spikelets of about 
6 awned fl., |. involute-setaceous, ligule bilobed, root stoloniferous, 
suckers terminating in erect shoots with distichous leaves.—E. B. 
2056. F. duriuscula P. 58, 59, 60., Sm. (in part).—Root truly 
creeping. St.-l. flat, or (F. sabulicola Duf.) involute setaceons. 
Fl. with short awns, glabrous, hairy, or villose. L. variable in 
length and breath and the fl. in size—Common in dry sandy, 
rarely in wet, places. P. VI. 
** Root leaves broad and flat. Awn 0, or dorsal. 
SCHEDONORUS. 
+ Uppermost ligule prominent. Outer pale 3-nerved. 
5. F. sylvatica (Vill.); panicle erect diffuse much-branched, 
branches rough, spikelets of 3—5 awnless acute fl., outer pale 
scabrous, dorsal rib serrated throughout, |. lanceolate-lmear with 
scabrous margins, root tufted—Poa P. 44 and 100. F. Cala- 
maria Sm., E. B. 1005.—Root scarcely creeping. St. 2—4 feet 
high, covered at the base with imbricated broad acute leafless 
sheaths. L. very long broad, roughish on both sides, the upper- 
most |. smaller than the others. Outer pale very acute, the 
midrib extending nearly to the apex or slightly beyond it. Ovary 
pilose at the top.—f. F. decidua (Sm.); 1. narrower, fl. about 2. 
E. B. 2266.—Woods in mountainous districts. P. VII. 
tt Uppermost ligule very short. Outer pale 5-nerved. 
BucEtTum. 
6. F. gigantea (Vill.); panicle drooping branched, spikelets 
of about 5 awned fl., dorsal rib of outer pale nearly smooth not 
extending to the apex but terminating in a scabrous awn twice 
as long as the pale, \. linear-lanceolate.—E. B. 1820. P. 47.— 
St. 3—4 feet high. L. very long, broad, roughish on both sides, 
except near the base on the under side. Ligule unequal, auricled. 
Outer pale roughish, membranous, often bifid at the apex, thus 
scarcely agreeing with the genus. Top of the ovary glabrous. 
Styles terminal.—§. F. triflora (Sm.); panicle smaller and more 
erect, spikelets scattered of about 3 flowers. E. B. 1918.— 
Moist woods and thickets. P. VII. 
7. F. arundinacea (Schreb.); panicle diffuse patent, branches 
mostly in pairs each bearing 2 or more spikelets divaricated after 
flowering, spikelets very numerous of 5—6 fl., dorsal rib of outer 
pale terminating at or just below the apex and forming a short 
awn, |. linear-lanceolate.—F. elatior Sm., E. B. 1593. P. 46 
and 47.—Plant 3—5 ft. high, forming large tufts. One at least 
