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with numerous unequal slightly elevated ribs, and smooth mar- 
gins, yellowish green or bright green, hairy with long soft hairs; 
sheaths pubescent with long soft spreading-reflexed hairs, or sub- 
glabrous ; ligule deltoid, subacute. Spike simple, lax, arching-droop- 
ing. Spikelets adpressed to rachis, except at the time of flowering, 
at tirst linear-cylindrical-lanceolate, and very acute, ultimately ob- 
long-linear, 5- to 12-flowered, more or less pubescent or glabrous. 
Inner glume two-thirds the length of the contiguous floret, mu- 
cronate or shortly awned, 7-ribbed. Lower pale gradually acumi- 
ndnate and acute, 7-ribbed towards the apex. Awn as long as or 
longer than the pale, at least in the upper florets. Upper pale a little 
shorter than and about as broad as the lower one. 
A^ar. a, puhescens. 
Spikelets more or less villose-pubescent. 
Yar. 3, glahrescem. 
Spikelets glabrous. 
In woods and hedges, and also on open banks. Ratlier common 
and generally distributed, extending north to Orkney. Frequent in 
Ireland. 
England, Scotland, Ireland. Perennial, Summer, Autumn. 
riant growing in small or largo roun<l tufts. Stems 0 inches to 2 
feet liioh'.' u>-ual]v archinu towards the circumference of the tufts. 
Leave.- of the baVren stems or shoi.rs (> to IS indies long, by | to ^ 
inch broad. Stem loaves .i: to ;^ broad. Lppermo-t stem^ leaf 4 to 9 
niches long, | to inch broad. S{)ike 2 to 8 inches long, with 3 
to lU spikelets. Spikelets i to I}, inches long. Florets about f inch 
long at the base of the spikelet, rapidly diminishing in size towards 
the apex of the spikelet. Glumes an<i pales commonly more or less 
pubescent, at least towards the sides and apex. 
Tlie form witii glabrous sj.ikelets I have collected only in Fife, but 
no doubt it will bt: found eUewhere if looked for. 
Fal.<e Wood Brome-Gra,^.^. 
frencli, Vrarhy^'ode <Ijs Bo.'s. Gtrrman, Wald 
