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THE GRASS FAMILY. 



(Eng. 



4. Refiexed Poa. Poa distans, Linn. (Fig. 1220.) 

 Bot. t. 980. Sclerochloa, Bab. Man. and S. Borreri, Eng. Bot. 

 Suppl. t, 2797.) 



Very near the sea P., of which it may 

 possibly prove to be a mere variety. The 

 stock is tufted or the stems scarcely 

 creep at the base ; the leaves are natter, 

 the stems taller and more slender, the 

 panicle much more spreading with long, 

 slender branches, and the spikelets 

 smaller, the glumes not above a line 

 long. 



In sandy pastures, and waste places, 

 chiefly near the sea, in Europe and 

 western Asia, from the Mediterranean 

 to the Arctic Circle, and in North 

 America. In Britain, in the maritime 

 counties of England, Ireland, and south- 

 ern Scotland. Fl. summer. 



Fig. 1220. 



5. Procumbent Poa. Poa procumbens, Curt. (Fig. 1221.) 

 (Eng. Bot. t. 532. Sclerochloa, Bab. Man.) 



A tufted annual, with decumbent 

 stems, 6 or 8 inches long, or very sel- 

 dom attaining a foot. Leaves flat. 

 Panicle branched, and one-sided as in 

 the last two species, but much more 

 compact, seldom above 2 inches long. 

 Spikelets rather crowded, nearly sessile 

 along the branches, about 4-flowered. 

 Glumes as in the sea P., but rather 

 smaller, stiffer, with the nerves more 

 conspicuous. 



In waste ground near the sea, on the 

 western coasts of Europe, from the 

 Spanish Peninsula to Holland. Oc- 

 curs on various parts of the coasts of 

 Fig. 1221. England and Ireland, but a doubtful 



native of Scotland. Fl. summer. 



