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lets linear acute of 7 — 10 fl., outer palea obtuse with a mucro, 
upper glume reaching to the base of the third fl., root fibrous. — 
Glyceria Sra. E. B. 1371- R. 1518. Par. 43.— St. slender, win', 
erect. L. nearly flat, acute. Panicle 1 — 2 in. long, nearly simple. 
Outer palea obsoletely nerved. Fl. small. — Dry places. A. VI. 
6. S. loliacea (Woods) ; panicle racemose narrow rigid secund, 
spikelets oblong of 8 — 12 fl., outer palea obtuse with a mucro, 
upper glume reaching to the base of the fourth fl., root fibrous. 
— TriticumSm. E.B. 221. 72.1370. Par. 43.— St. stout, slightly 
curved, ascending. L. flat, convolute when dry. Spikelets usually 
solitary, alternate, all directed to one side ; footstalks very short 
and stout. Marginal nerve of the outer palea broad and strong. 
Although very different in appearance from the preceding it is 
scarcely possible to distinguish them on paper. — Sandy sea-coast. 
A. VI. VII. 
37. Briza Linn. 
1. B. minor (L.) ; spikelets triangular of about 7 fl., ylitm.es 
longer than the lowermost fl., panicle diffuse, ligule elongate lan- 
ceolate acute— E. B. 1316. R. 16G3.— St. very slender, about 1 
foot high. Spikelets pale green. Outer palea roundish-cordate 
cartilaginous and very gibbous in the middle of the back. — Dry 
and sandy fields in the extreme south. A. VII. E. 
2. B. media (L.) ; spikelets broadly ovate of about 5 fl., 
ylumes shorter than the lowermost fl., panicle diffuse, ligule trun- 
cate very short. — E. B. 340. R. 1665. Par. 30. — St. slender, 
erect, 1 — 1$ foot high. Panicle light and elegant, with slender 
branches. Spikelets usually purplish. L. linear-acuminate. 
Outer palea oblong, cartilaginous, but not gibbous on the back. — 
I found a form of this plant near Bath with the ligule resembling 
that of B. minor. — Pastures. P. VI. Quaking -gr ass. 
38. Cynosurus Linn. 
1. C. cristatus (L.) ; raceme spiked linear, fl. with a very short 
awn.— E. B. 316. R. 1351. Par. 28.— Well marked by its uni- 
lateral spike and curious crested appendage to the spikelets. — 
Pastures. P. VIII. Crested Dog's-tail-grass. 
2. C. echinatus (L.) ; raceme capitate spiked ovate, fl. with 
awns about as long as the paleee.— E. B. 1333. R. 134[), 1350. 
Par. 28. — St. erect, 1 — 2 feet high. Scales of the appendage 
with long points. — Sandy places in the extreme south, very rare. 
Guernsey and Jersey. A. VII. E. ? 
39. Dactylis Linn. 
1. D. glomerata (L.) ; panicle distantly branched, branches 
bearing ovate clusters of spikelets, st. erect, 1. linear flat with 
scabrous margins, root caespitose not creeping. — E. B. 335. R. 
