GRAMINA. 
One of the chief merits of this grass is its early growth, and the fact that it 
continues to yegetate and throw np flowering stalks till the end of autumn. Its 
hardy and permanent nature sufficiently upholds its claim to a place in the composition 
GENUS X.—D IGRAPHIS. THn. 
Spikelets persistent, shortly stalked, arranged in a long narrow rather 
dense panicle with short lateral branches spreading during flowering 
and adpressed afterwards, laterally compressed, closed during iiowering, 
each containing a single perfect floret, with the minute scalelike rudi- 
ments of 2 neuter florets beneath it. Glumes 2, equal, longer than the 
floret, strongly keeled, but not evidently winged, each with 2 ribs in 
addition to the keel, mucronate, parchmentlike. Pales of the per- 
fect floret 2, faintly keeled, pointed but not awned, the lower one 
ultimately cartilaginous and a little larger than the upper; pale of 
the neuter florets 1, very minute, scarious, not awned. Stamens 3. 
Styles 2, long ; stigmas long, thick, plumose, protruded at the apex of 
the flower. Caryops glabrous, free, elliptical-oblong, laterally com- 
pressed, not channelled. 
The deriTation is from 2uw, two, and ypa^/c, a style. 
SPECIES L— DIGRAPHIS ARUNDINACEA. Trin. 
Plate MDCXCYH. 
li^lcli. Ic. Fl. Germ, et Helv. Vol. I. Tab. CLXXXI. Fig. i'J3. 
Billot, El. Gall, et Germ. Exsicc. Xo. 2162. 
Baldingera arundinacea, Diunort. Agrost. Belg. p. loO. 11, ■■'•k. Tc. I.e. p. C'o. 
B. colorata, El. Wett. No. 99. 
Phalaris anuidinacea, Luiu. Sm. Engl. Bot. ed. i. p. -102, er A>lc!. I'lur. 
Calumagrostis colorata, B.C. Fl. Er. Vol. III. p. 2(>. 
Ai-undo colorata, WilU. Sp. Plant. Vol. I. p. 4-57. 
The only known species. 
In ditches and wet places. Common, and generally distributed. 
England, Scotland, Ireland. ■ Terennial. Summer. 
Itoi-.r^-tock >'!:.~'rrlv rv 'iiii'i- '''"-.'iii^ erect, simple,* or with barren 
■_'u smooth. Leaves G inches 
