38 LAGURUS OVATUS. 



lanceolate in shape, short, pointed, densely covered both above 

 and below with downy hairs. Inflorescence compound panicled. 

 Form ovate, except near the base, where it is more flat. An inch 

 in length. Branches short and crowded; at first upright, but 

 afterwards driven to one side by the power of the wind over 

 them. Spikelets dense, consisting of two equal-sized long glumes, 

 fringed with long, white, downy hairs, and one floret, which 

 is shorter than the glumes, and composed of two equal-sized 

 pales, the exterior one being rough and five-ribbed; ending in 

 two bristles, and having a lengthy dorsal awn. Styles two. 

 Filaments three. Stigmas feathery. Anthers cloven at either 

 extremity. Length from three to nine inches. 



Flowers in June, and the seed becomes ripe at the end of 

 July. 



I am indebted to Miss Guille for the specimen illustrated. 



