202 BRACHYPODIUM PINNATUM. 



smooth, unequal, and seven-ribbed. Floret of two paleae, ex- " 

 terior one of basal floret longer than the large glume. Inner 

 palea shorter. Awns shorter than their florets. Styles two. 

 Stigmas plumose. Filaments three. Anthers notched at either 

 extremity. Length thirty-six inches. Root perennial and 

 creeping. 



Flowers at the commencement of July. 



Var. Gracile. — More slender, and with shorter spikelets. 

 Found in Kent. 



Var. Ccespitosum. — Spikelets small, leaves very narrow. Found 

 near Bath. 



Var. Compositum. — Spikelets rising from the rachis in threes. 

 Found in Yorkshire. 



Var. Hispidum. — Glume and florets hirsute. Found in 

 Yorkshire. 



Var. Hirsutum. — Glume and florets hirsute, awns short, 

 raceme erect. Found in Yorkshire. 



The specimen illustrated was gathered on Mapperly Plains, 

 near Nottingham. 



