MONOECIA. f RIANb. 1657. fc * rc *- *$U 



** strata. Diandrous : deaths hardly any ; fpikes ovate, pednncled, 

 pendulous: the terminal-one male below; fruit 

 coinprenea. 



Alpine -miaows. Fwr. Daa.t. 15S. Sdxutk.t. w.f. i. t. 



itmcfa. Sheaths very foort, hardly any: female fpikes ovate, peii*. 

 ditlous : fruit elliptic, compreffcd : root creeping, 

 .Bo^.s Fhr. Dan, t. 646, Stheuch. Agr t. to/ 13. 



"9 PfeuAixy- Sheaths hardly any ; fpikes cylindrical, pednncled, pendu*. 

 pirns, lows, many-flowcfed: fruit fpreading, grooved, beaked, 



forked . 

 Heaths. E«kh Bot. t 242. Moris, fat. %. t. \i.f. c. 



foiUatlata. Spikes terminal, pedunded, male and female: fruit fubu- 

 late, as long .as thefpike. 

 Canada. Pluk, mar.$. tab. 419./"- »• 



*w/ife.Common fheath half as long as the peduncles: female 

 fpikes ovate, rather lax, nodding : fruit pointed, 

 Scorch mountains. Flor. Dan. t, 168. «SVo/>. Cam* t. 59. 



Apulia. With 2 ftyles : (heaths o : fpikes ovate; lower-one pe- 

 duncled : fruit elliptic, inflated, jQightly beaked, 

 notched. 

 Scotch mountains. Gcoden, linn. Tram* 3. 78. t. 14. 



*• frallejcem. Sheaths very ihort : fpikes cylindrical, peduncled : pendu- 

 lous when in fruit ; fruit elliptic, inflated, obtufe. 

 Wet paftures, Flor. Dan. t. 1050. Mich, gen.t, 32./*. **$, 



* precox. Sheaths abbreviated, about equalling the peduncle: fpikes 

 ovate, approximate ; glumes Oightly raucroaate : fruit 

 roundiih, pubefcent. 

 Dry heaths, Jaeq . Auft. t. 446, Moris. fe3. 8. /. 1 z.f. tu 



* binervit* Sheaths elongated, (liorter than the peduncle: fpike cylin- 

 drical, remote, fomewhat compound : glumes ilighdy 

 mucronate : fruit 2-nerved, 

 Heaths. Eitg. Bvf. t. 2235. Linn. Irons. 5./*. z6$. 



*"**'• Sheaths elongated, about equal to the peduncle: fpikes 

 oblong, very remote: glumes Rightly mucronate: 

 culm fmoorn. 

 Salt niarlhes. Eng* Bot, t. 1234. Fkr. Daa.t. 1049, 



* pauicea. Sheaths elongated, about half as long as the peduncle: 

 female fpikes rather lax, remote: fruit inflated : cuba 

 fmooth. 

 Meadows. Eng. Bot. t, 1505. Flor. Dan. /. 261. 



