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Sub-Species I.— Aira eu-flexuosa. 
Plate MDCCXXXII. 
Reich. Ic. Fl. Germ, efc Heir. Vol. I. Tab. XCV. Fig. 182. 
Billot, PI. GaU. et Germ. Exsicc. No. 1587. 
A. flexuosa, Arct. Plur. 
Deschampsia flexuosa, Trin. Gren. & Godr. Fl. de Pr. Vol. III. p. 508. 
Avenella flexuosa, Pari. FL Ital. Vol. I. p. 246. 
Avena flexuosa, Mert. & Koch. Fl. Deutschl. Vol. I. p. 570. 
Leaves filiform, channelled above, with a few prominent lines 
beneath, firm, nearly smooth, dark green, not glaucous. Ligule of 
uppermost leaf oblong, obtuse, split, not longer than the diameter of 
the stem opposite to it. Panicle erect, or rarely slightly drooping at 
the summit. Pedicels of all the florets slender, equalling or exceedmg 
the spikelets. Second floret very shortly stipitate, the portion of axis 
between the two being scarcely a fourth of the length of the second 
spikelet. 
Yar. a, genuina. 
Panicle open. Spikelets rather large. Glumes variegated with 
light purple shading into red, Avith yellowish-white scarious tips. 
Var. 3, montana. 
A, montana, Linn. Sp. Plant, p. 96 (ex parte ?). 
Panicle contracted, at least after flowering. Spikelets larger than 
in var. a. Glumes of a much darker purple. 
On dry heaths and pastures. Common, and generally distributed. 
Eno-land, Scotland, Ireland. Perennial. Summer. 
Plant growinir in rather dense tufts. Stems 1 to 2 feet high, 
slender, bare of leaves at the apex, liadical leaves numerous, 1 to 
7 inches long, very slender, subcylindrical, ^^'ith a shallow channel 
on the upper'suriacc. and a few prominent ribs on the under. Upper- 
most stem leaf 1 to 2 inches long. Panicle 2 to 4 inche.s long. Spike- 
lets mostly at the apex of the branches, I- to \ mch long. (Uumes 
^liorter tlian the florets, shining. Axis shortly bearded beneath the 
florets. Pales with minute raised points. Awns brownish, usually 
about one-fourth longer than the [)ale. 
The var. montana bears tlie same relaii '-i ^ ' ^' . 1 *" ^ K. 
flexuosa that var. brevifolia does to the i. 
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French, Deschamjisie jiexueiise. Gerii:;^' 
