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4. A. (Bqudli.s (Sobol.) ; st. ascending bent at the knots smooth, 
pan. cylindrical, gl. connected below ciliate rather falling shoi-t 
of the pale, atvnfrom just below the iiiiddle of the pale and 
scarcely extending beyond it,anth. short and broad. — E. B. 1467. 
P. 5. A.fulvHs (Sm.). — St. 1 — 2 feet long, procumbent below. 
Ligule oblong. Pan. 2 — 3 in. long. Anth. at first white, after- 
wards orange-coloured. — Wet margins of ponds. P. VI. — IX. 
E. S. 
5. A. hulbdsus (Huds.) ; st. smooth, pan. cylindrical acumi- 
nate, (jl. distinct ahrujMy acute downy exceeding the pale, awn 
from near the base of the pale and projecting half its length be- 
yond it. — E. B. 1249. P. 76. — St. 1 foot long, ascending or 
decumbent, in a circular tuft,kneed, the lowermost knots form- 
ing ovate fleshy knobs. Upper sheath inflated. Ligule oblong. 
Pale when laid open truncate, emarginate, with 2 small teeth in 
the middle. Styles combined. Pan. about 1 in. long, less 
■decidedly racemose than in our other species ; pedicels usually 
1-flowered. — Salt marshes in the South, rare. P. V. VI. E. 
6. A. myosurdides (Huds.) ; st. erect roughish above, pan. 
tapering slender, gl. acute connected below nearly glabrous, awn 
from near the base of the pale and projecting half its length be- 
yond it.— ^, B. 848. P. 3. A. agrestis (L.).— St. 1—2 feet 
high, slender. Sheaths roughish. Ligule prominent, blunt. 
Gl. glabrous, but with a row of fine short cilia on the back, 
connate nearly to the middle. Styles combined. — A very 
troublesome weed. A. IV. — XI. Black grass. E. 
Tribe V. Sesleriece. 
12. Ses'lekia Ardvino. Moor-grass. 
1. S. cceriUea (Ard.)j pan. ovoid slightly 1-sided, outer pale 
ending in 4 teeth, midrib rough with a short excurrent point, 
1. abrupt with a minute rough point. — E. B. 1613. P. 27. — 
Boots tufted. St. 6 — 12 in. high. Pan. about h in. long, 
bluish purple. Anth. purple-tipped. Stig. very long, linear. 
[a yellowish flowered form is S. !H(eo-(i!6o(Opiz.).] — Mountains. [Limestone 
rocks and pastures.] Banks of the Shannon [&c.]. P. IV. V. 
E. S. L 
