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4. F. Myiirus (L.) ; uppermost sheath reaching to or partly 
covering the long narrow ttodding internipted pan., lowest pan.- 
branch equalling ^ of pan., il. terete rough, gl. unequal as 3 — 1, 
larger gl. about equalling f lowest flower. — F. B. 1412. F. 
psetulo-tnt/unis Soy. -Will. — About a foot high, slender. Pan. 
very long and narrow. — Walls and sandv places. A. ? VI. VII. 
E. S. ? I. 
tt Triandrous. A-\vn shorter than the pale. 
5. F. ovma (L.) ; pan. narrow subsecimd close with fr., spike- 
lets 4 — 6-fl., fl. mostly awned, I. all setaceous, sheaths glabrous, 
caspitose. — E. B. 584. P. 56, 57. — Very variable. L. short, 
slight!}' cuiTed, densely tufted. Fl. glabrous or hairy. Spikelets 
sometimes changed into leafy shoots. F. mvipara Sm., E. B. 
1355. — ^. F. tenuifolia (Sibth.) ; 1. very long setaceous, fl. awn- 
less. — y. F. duriuscula (L.) ; pan. pyramidal, branches spread- 
ing, lower sheaths downy, 1. filiform channeled, st.-l. broader. 
St. and 1. stouter. Fries thinks that it is a distinct species. — 
Dry hilly pastures. |3. On mountains, y. Damper places. P. 
VI. Sheep's Fescue-grass. E. S. I. 
6. F. rubra (L.) ; pan. broadish below subsecund, .spikelets 
4 — 10-fl., 1. involute-setaceous, st.-l. flat, lowest sheaths hairj', 
stohoUfcrous, stoboles ending in erect shoots with distichous 
leaves.— £ B. 2056. F. diu-iuscula P. 58—60, Sm. (in part). 
— Very variable. Fl. shortly awned, glabrous, hairy or ■\illose. 
L. vai-iable in length and breadth and the fl. in size. — /3. F. are- 
n-aria (Osb.); creeping extensively, 1. all involute-setaceous, 
^an. secund.^ — Common in dry sandy, rarely in wet places. /3. 
handy sea-shores. P. Yl. E. S. I. 
** Moot-leaves broad and Jlat. Ligide not auricled. AtmO, 
or dorsal. Schedonorus Beauv. 
. t Uppermost ligule prominent. Lower pale 3-veined. 
7. F. sylvat'ica (V^ill.) ; pan. erect diffuse much-branched, 
branches rough, spikelets of 3 — 5 aimless acute Jl., lower pale 
rough, dorsal rib serndate throughout, 1. lanceolate-linear with 
rough margins. — Poa P. 44 & lOO. F. Calamaria Sm., E. B. 
1005. — Scarcely creeping. St. 2—4 feet high, covered at the 
base with imbricate broad acute leafless sheaths, tufted. L. 
very long, broad, roughish on both sides ; uppei-most 1. smaller. 
Lower pale very acute ; midrib extending nearly to the tip or 
slightly beyond it. 0 vaiy pilose at the top. — /3. F. decidua (Sm. ) ; 
1. narrower, fl. about 2. E. B. 2266. — Woods in mountainous 
districts. P. \TI. E. S. I. 
ft Uppermost ligule veiy short. Lower pale 5-veined. 
BucETUM Pam. 
8. F. gigan'tea (Vill.) ; pan. drooping branched, spikelets of 
