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5. Antiioxanthum Linn. 
1. A. odoratiim (L.); panicle spikelike oblong compound, 
glumes about as long as the awns. — E. B. 647. R- 1722 — 1724. 
P. 8. — About a foot high. — Very common in pastures. P. V.VI. 
Sweet Vernal-grass. 
6. IIiEROCHLOE Gmel. 
1 . H. borealis (R. and S.) ; panicle divaricate, pedicels glabrous, 
fl. without awns.— iJ. B. S. 2641. R. 1728. P. 31. — About a 
foot high. — In a narrow mountain valley called Glen Kella [or 
Cally, near the Spittle of Glen Shee. Mr. IVilson], Forfarshire. 
Mr. G. Don. P. VII. (V. VI. Sm.) S. 
Tribe III. Phleineee. 
7. Phleum Lmn. Cat’s-tail-grass. 
1. P. asperum (Jacq.); panicle cylindrical, glumes wedge- 
sha])ed truncate swelling upwards rough. — E. B. 1077. St. 26. 5. 
P. 79. R. 1487. — St. often branched, clothed with leaves almost 
ui) to the T)anicle. Outer pale entire not awned. — Dry open fields, 
rare. A. VII. E. 
2. P. BoeJimeri (Wibel.) ; panicle cylindrical, glumes linear- 
lanceolate obliquely truncate mucronate scabrous. — E. B. 459. 
P. 80. R. 1488. — St. leafy below, the up])er half naked, accom- 
panied by sterile leafy shoots. Outer pale entire, not aumed. — 
Diy chalky fields, rare. P. VII. E. 
.3. P. Miclielii (All.); panicle nearly cylindrical, glumes lan- 
ceolate acuminate. — E. B. 2265. R. 1489. P. 7. — St. accompa- 
nied by sterile leafy shoots. Glumes ciliated throughout their 
whole length. Outer pale entire, more 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 oblong somewhat narrowed be- 
low, glumes lanceolate acuminate. — E.B.222. P.1482. S<. 29.1. 
P. 7- — St. varying greatly in height. Sheaths inflated. Glumes 
ciliated in the upper half only. Outer pale notched at the sum- 
mit, ^ the length of the glumes. “ Stig. very short.” — Sandy 
places near the sea. A. VI. 
5. P. pratense (L.); panicle cylindrical, glumes oblong trun- 
cate ciliated on the back bearing a seta of less than half their 
length. — E. B. 1076. R. 1483. P. 77 and 78. — Root slightly 
creej)ing in (h-y places rather tuberous {P. nodosum L.). Panicle 
I — 5 in. long. Awns sometimes longer. Outer pale jagged at 
the summit. — Meadows and pastures. P. ^T. Timothy-grass. 
