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48. Hor'deum Linn. em. Scop. Barley. 
1. //. eumpae'nm (AW.) : <jl. all awlshaped not ciliate roiigh, 
lateral Jl. perfect, middle fl. often barren, lower pale with an 
awn of twice its length.— P. 130. H. sylvat'icum (Huds.), 
^. ^. 1317.— About 2 ft. high. Spike subc'ylindrical. Middle 
Jl., if barren, with shorter gl. having involute edges, thus 
appearing setaceous. The spikelets have a second fi. occasion- 
allv. — Woods and thickets on a calcareous soil, rare. P. VII. 
VIII. E. 
2. H. nodosum (L.) : gl. all setaceous not ciliate I'ough, lateral 
ji. imperfect, lower pale of fertile middle fl. with an awn of 
about its length. — E. B. 409. P. 11. H. secalinum (Schreb.), 
//. praten'se (Huds.). — Often 2 ft. high. Spike compressed, 
erect. Gl. of lateral fl. shorter. — Damp meadows. P. VII. 
E. S. I. 
3. H. murinum (L.) ; gl. of the middle S'pikelet linear-lanceo- 
late ciliate of the lateral ones setaceous rough, lateral fl. imper- 
fect.— B. 1971. P. 10.— Spike often slightly nodding, 
compressed. Height 12 — 18 in. Awn longer than the lower 
pale. Lateral gl. sometimes slightly ciliate. — /3. arenarium 
(Bab.) ; lower part of the st. buried, lengthened, branched and 
rooting, thus appearing to creep. — Waste places. /3. Loose 
sand. B. VLVIL E. S. L 
4. H. marinum (Huds.) : gl. rough, inner gl. of the lateral Jl. 
iialf-ovate the rest setaceous, lateral fl. imperfect. — E. B. 1205. 
/'. 10. H. maritimum (With.). — Spike thick, erect, subterete. 
— Pastures and banks near the sea. A. VI. E. S. 
49. Leptu'eus R. Br. 
1. L. fXiformis (Trin.) ; spike cylindrical-subulate, gl. 2 
equalling or slightly exceeding the flowers. — Rotthoellia Sm., 
E. B. 760. P. 2.— St. 2—6 in. long. Spike long, slender 
straight or slightly curved. [Z. incurvatus (Trin.) is 
apparently only found as a ballast plant.] Gravelly and 
waste places near the sea. A. VII. E. S. 
50. Lo'lium Linn. Rye-grass. 
1. L.perenne (L.) ; with leafy barren shoots, edges of young 
I. simply folded, spikelets 3 — 11-flowered, gl. equalling the 
lowest fl., lower pale usually awnless. — E. B. 315. P. 65. — 
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