The BRITISH HERBAL. 
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C. Bauhine calls it Gramen typhoides ffica an- 
gnjtiore. 
We have two others : 
1. Leffcr Moufetail Grafs, with crooked awns. 
Gramen myofuroides minus [pica ireviore erifjs 
recurvh. 
2. Knobby-rooted Moufetail Grafs, Gramen my- 
ofuroides noiofum. The fpike brownith and 
fhort. 
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XIII. 
CATSTAIL GRASS. 
GRAMEN T 1' P H 1 NU M. 
THE fpike is rough. The cup contains one flmver : it is formed of two valves, and is oblong 
and comprelVed, The valves are equal ; and they terminate in fhort awns. The Bower .» 
formed of two valves, and is (horter than the cup : the outer valve is the larger, and ,t clofcs about 
the inner, which is fmaller. 
Linnscus places this with the triandria. 
The Greateft Catftail Grafs. 
Gramen lypUmm wa:<imur,!. 
The root is fibrous. 
The ftalk is jointed, hollow, and a foot and 
half high. 
The leaves are of a greyilli green. 
The fpike is long, flender, grL-yiOi, and very 
rough to the touch. 
It is common in paftures, and flowers in June. 
C. Bauhine calls it Gramen typhoides afperum 
frhimm. Others, Gramen typhiniim. 
We have three others ; 
1. Leffer Catft.iil Grafs, Gramen typhinum minus. 
A low plant, with a very (lender, rough 
fpike. 
2. Knobby-rooted Catftail Grafs, 'Gramen nodo- 
fum fpieapar-ja. The fpike fliort, grey, and 
very rough. 
3. Sea Catftail Grafs, Gramen typhinum mariti- 
mum minus. The fpike fmailcr at the bafe 
than upwards. 
GENUS XI, 
CRESTED GRASS. 
GRAMEN CRISTATUM. 
THE fpike is compofed of two or more feries of flowers, which turn one way. There is a partial 
cup, formed of one pointed leaf, and ftanding iideways. The proper cup contains fcvcral 
flowers ; 'and is ftrait, narrow, and formed of two equal valves. The flower is compofed of two 
valves : the outer one hollow, with an awn ■, the inner plain and naked. 
Smooth Crelled Grafs. 
Gramen criftalum vulgare. 
The root is fibrous. 
The leaves are of a fine green, 
The ftalk is a foot and half high, flender, and 
of a pale green. 
The fpiice is crefted, 'long, flender, and yel- 
lowifli. 
It flowers in May in meadows. 
We have three others: 
. Square Crefted Grafs, Gramen eriftatum qua- 
dratum. This has four rows of flowers. 
. Small Mountain fpiked Grafs, with a thick, 
fliort, blue fpike, Gramen parvum montamim 
fpiea crajfiore purpuro carulea brem. 
. Vernal Grafs, with a loofe, yellowifli fpike, 
Gramen vernum /pica brevi laxa. Common 
in paftures. 
GENUS XV. 
COCKSFOOT GRASS. 
GRAMEN DACrrLUM. 
THE fpikes are numerous, and fpread in the manner of fingers. There is a common fcabbard, 
containing many flowers ; and this is formed of feveral very narrow leaves, of unequal in- 
fertion. The cup contains only one flower ; and is compofed of three oval and pointed valves, one 
fmaller than the others. 
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Cocksfoot 
