Bromus mollis, soft Brome Grass. 
BROMUS LinnaiGen. PL Triandria Digynia. 
Rail Syn. Gen. 27. Herb.® Graminifoli.® flore imperfecto Culmifer;e. 
BROMUS mollis panicula ere&rulcula, Ipiculis ovatis pubefcentibus, ariftis teftis, foliis molliflime villofisi 
Linnai Syjl. Veget ab. p. 102 . Sp. PL p. 112. 
BROMUS hirfutus, locuftis feptifloris, ovato conicis. Haller hifi. p. 1 504. 
BROMUS Polymorphus. Scopoli PL Carniol. p. 80. 
FESTUCA avenacea hirfuta, paniculis minus fparfis. Rail Synop. p. 413 Hudfon FL Angl. p. 39. n. 1. 
Secalinus. Schreber. Gram. pi. 6 . Jig. 1 t 
RADIX biennis * 
CULMUS pedalis ad tripedalem, ereftus ; 
tumidi, cylindracei. 
1 ROOT 
* 
geniculi . STALK 
biennial * 
from one to three feet high, upright ; the 
joints fwelled and cylindrical. 
FOLIA cum vaginis pilis mollibus veftita. 
LEAVES together with their sheaths covered with 
foft hairs. 
PANICULA ere&iufcula, nunc coarctata nunc diffufa. 
SPICULAS ovato- acuta, turgidae, fubcomprefl®, ple- 
rumque villofae, o&oflor®, circa oras glumarum 
albidae. Jig. j. 
CALYX: ' Gluma bivalvis, valvulis inaequalibus, muti- 
cis. Jig. 2. 
COROLLA: Gluma bivalvis, valvula exteriore lata, 
concava, ftriata, ariftata, jig. 4. interiore plani- 
ufcula, ciliata , Ianceolata. fig. 3. Arista val- 
vulis paulo longior, fubre&a, fig. 4. 
NECTARIUM: Glumula bipartita, ad bafin petali in- 
terioris, fig. 5, parum au£l : 
STAMINA : Filamenta tria capillaria. Anthers : 
primum flavae, oblong®, dein fufcae et bifurca- : 
tiE - fig- 7 - 6. au£t : 
PISTILLUM : Germen ovatum, apice fubemarginatum : 
fig. 8 . Styli duo, ad baiin ufque plumofi ex 
uno latere germinis enati, fig. 9. $ 
SEMEN oblongum, concavum, calyci adnatum fig. to. I 
denudatum^, u. | 
PANICLE nearly upright, fometimes clofe, fometimes 
Ipreading. 
SPICULAE oval and pointed, turgid, flattifh, generally 
villous, containing eight flowers, whitffli about 
the edges of the Glumes, fig. 1. 
CALYX: a Glume of two valves, the valves unequal 
without any beard, or arifta, Jig. 2. 
COROLLA : a Glume of two valves, thel outermofl 
valve broad, hollow, ftriated, and bearded, fig. 
4 ; the innermoft flattifh, ciliated or hairy at the 
edges and pointed, fig. 3 ; the Arista a little 
longer than the valves and nearly ftraight 
fig - 4- 
LaV- 1 -rtlS-IUIVl 
- - a iman Kind ot Ulume deeply divided, 
placed at the bafe of the inner petal, fig r a 
little magnified. * Jg 5 ‘ 
turee ^laments very fmall, Anthers 
firft yellow and oblong, laftly brown and forked 
at each end, fig. 7. 6. magnified. 
PISTILLUM: Germen oval, with a flight depreffion 
at top, fig. 8. two Styles feathery quite down 
to the bottom, proceeding from one fick of the 
Mermen, fig. 9. j j 
SEED oblong concave, adhering tothe Calyx fyi to. 
the Calyx taken off, fig. u. 6 
moft of our bed meadfws ; it fprings upTariy^ncT r^ens^t^fed”^"!! ° f ?‘ S G / afs ’ never 'helefs it abounds in 
feed is large and each panicle LtlnsLSy L muchS of , ° f Hay-making. The 
tenfions to the the name of Corn than of Grafs. ommon Oat, indeed it feems to have more pre- 
it not (when cut down» °t ufmll^fs^S G .g * while S, reen , as of r ° me others . 
hence may it not be a proper Grafs to fow with others > IrVeem lltril ( llt: c to render the hay more nutritive ? and 
There is perhaps no clafs of plants more affected by difference ““foil andft' 0 theattenti on of the Farmer, 
plant has often been divided into feveral fpecies ; and t<T SS vSriSL U th r m the Grafl “’ hence the fame 
S-o- to give it the name of Polymorphus. Varieties ,s the prefent Plant incident, as to occafion 
foil is rich and moift, the SpkXl^^ more l, P ri S ht . and clofer together ; when the 
frequently lofe their villous appearance and become perfemj "T ch H er ; Meadows the Spicula: 
certainty, recourfe muff be had to the parts of fructification. ' ' ^ ° determine this fpecies then with more 
* According to Linnaeus 
