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Tribe III. Phleinecs. 
7. Phleum Linn. Cat's-tail-grass. 
1. P. asperum (J acq.) ; panicle spiked cylindrical, glumes 
wedgeshaped truncate swelling upwards rough. — E. B. 1077. 
St. 26. 5. R. 1487. — St. often branched, clothed with leaves 
almost up to the panicle. Outer palea entire not awned. — Dry 
open fields, rare. A. VII. E. 
2. P. Boehmeri (Schrad.) ; panicle spiked cylindrical, glumes 
linear -lanceolate obliquely truncate mucronate scabrous. — E. B. 
459. R. 1488. — St. leafy below, the upper half naked, accom- 
panied by sterile leafv shoots. Outer palea entire, not awned. 
—Dry chalky fields, rare. P. VII. E. 
3. P.Michelii (All.) ; panicle spiked nearly cylindrical, glumes 
lanceolate acuminate ciliated on the back. — E. B. 2265. R. 1489. 
Par. 7- — St. accompanied by sterile leafy shoots. Glumes cili- 
ated throughout their whole length. Outer palea entire, less 
than half as long as the glume. — Very rare. On the rocky parts 
of the Clova mountains. Mr. G.Don. P. VII. VIII. S. 
4. P. arenarium (L.) ; panicle spiked oblong somewhat nar- 
nowed below, glumes lanceolate acuminate ciliated on the back. 
— E. B. 222. R. 1482. St. 29- 1. Par. 7— St. varying greatly 
in height. Sheaths inflated. Glumes ciliated in the upper half 
only. Outer palea notched at the summit, ' T the length of the 
glumes. — Sandy places near the sea. A. VI. 
5. P. pratense (L.) ; panicle spiked cylindrical, glumes oblong 
truncate ciliated on the back bearing a seta of less than half their 
length. — E. B. 1076. R. 1483. Par. 6.— Root slightly creep- 
ing in dry places rather tuberous (P. nodosum L.). Panicle 1 — 5 
in. long. Outer palea jagged at the summit.— Meadows and 
pastures. P. VI. Timothy-grass. 
6. P. commutation (Gaud.) ; panicle spiked ovate-oblong, glumes 
truncate glabrous ciliated on the back bearing a scabrous not 
ciliated seta of § of their length, sheath of the upper 1. inflated 
3 or 4 times as long as its leaf, upper ligule very short and ob- 
tuse.— P. alpinum Sm. not Linn. E. B. 519 (bad). Par. 6. — 
Root somewhat creeping. St. 6 — 12 in. high. Panicle not ex- 
ceeding an in. in length. — Well distinguished from the true 
P. alpinum (Linn.!) by Shuttleworth (Mag. Zool. Bot. ii. 12.), 
which has a longer panicle, glumes bearing a ciliated seta, the 
upper sheath scarcely inflated and only twice as long as its leaf, 
and the uppermost ligule oblong and acute. — Wet alpine moors 
at an elevation of 2500—3500 feet. P. VII. S. 
8. Alopecurus Linn. Fox-tail-grass. 
1. A. pratensis (L.) ; st. erect smooth, panicle spiked cylin- 
