ALOI’ECURUS. 
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G. P. commutatim{Giuu\.); panicle ovate-ohlovg, glumes trun- 
eate glabi-ous eilintcil on the l>aek hearing a seahvons not ciliated 
seta of 5- of their length, sheath of the nj)])er 1. inflated .‘5 or 4 times 
as long as its leaf, ni)])er lignle very short and ohtnse. — P. alpi- 
num Sm., not Linn. E. B. ,'il!> (had). P. G. — Root somewhat 
creeping. St. (! — 12 in. high. Panicle not exceeding an in. in 
length. — Well distingnisheil hy Shnttleworth {Mag. Zool. Bot. 
ii.l2.) from the true P. a/pinttm (Linn. !), which has a longer 
panicle, glumes hearing a ciliated seta, the np])er sheath scarcely 
inflated and only twice as long as its leaf, and the uppermost 
ligulc oblong and acute. — Wet ali)ine moors at an elevation of 
2500—3500 feet. P. VII. S. 
8. Alopecurus Linii. Fox-tail-grass. 
1. A. pratensl’s (L.); st. erect smooth, cylindrical ob- 
tuse, glumes acute connected below ciliated dowaiy, j)ale equalling 
the glumes, awn projecting more than half its own length beyond 
the pale, upper 1. about as long as its sheath. — E. B. 750. St. 8. 1 . 
R. 1470 . P. 4. — Root fibrous, sctircely creeping. St. 1—3 feet 
high. Upper sheath slightly inflated. Ligule short, obtuse. 
Spike 1 — 3 in. long, branches 4 — (i-dowered. Anth. yellow. 
Styles combined. — Rich pastures. P. IV. — VI. 
2. A. alpinns (Sm.) ; st. erect smooth, panicle oblong, glumes 
acute connected below hairy, pale equalling the glumes, awn pro- 
jecting i of its length beyond the pale, uj)per 1. shorter than its 
sheath. — E.B. 1126. P. 4. — Root somewhat creeping. St. de- 
cumbent at the base, then erect, 9 — 12 in. high. Ligule short, 
obtuse. Uppermost 1. usually (not always) short and broad, ^ of 
the length of its inflated sheath. Awn from about the middle of 
])ale, sometimes wanting. Styles combined. Spike not exceed- 
ing an inch long, silky branches 4 — 6-flowered. — On mountains at 
an elevation of 2500 — 3500 feet. Loch na Gar. Ben Lawers. 
Ulova. P. VII. S. 
3. A. geniculatus (L.) ; st. ascending bent at the joints smooth, 
])anicle cylindrical, glumes obtuse connected below ciliated rather 
longer than the pale, awn from near the base of the pale and pro- 
jecting half its length beyond it, anth. linear, upper 1. as long as 
its sheath. — E. B. 1250. R. 1477- P- 5. — Root fibrous. St. about 
a foot long, branching at the lower joints which are generally (in 
dry places) oval and fleshy. Upper sheath inflated. Ligule ohlong. 
Glumes membranous at the top except the michih. Pale when 
laid open oblong, obtuse, slightly notched. Anth. ultimately 
violet-yellow. Styles mostly comhined. Spikes 1 — 2 in. long. 
— Wet places. P. VI. VII. 
4. A.fulvus{Sm.); st. ascending hent at the joints smooth, 
panicle cylindrical, glumes connected helow ciliated rather shorter 
