POA pratensis. Smooth Stalk’d Meadow Grass. 
POA Linnai Gen. PL Triandria Digynia* 
Col. 2-valvis, multiflorus. Spicula ovatae ; valvulis margine fcariofis, acutiufculis. 
Rai Syn. Gen. 27. Herb.® graminifoli® flore imperfecto culmifer®. 
POA pratenfs panicula diffufa, fpiculis fubquinquefloris, culmo eredto Isevi, membrana foliorum obtufa 
POA pratenjis panicula diftufa, fpiculis quinquefloris glabris, culmo eredlo tereti. Limati Syjl. Fegetab.p. 
FI. Suecic. 82. 
POA pratenjis. Scopeli FI. Carniol. p. 70. n. 100. Diagn. Panicula difFufa fpicuhe 2-3 flor» Glumis 
inzequalibus, lanugine nulla. 
POA panicula diffufa locuftis trifloris glabris. Haller tjfl, n. 1465. fecundum Scopuli 
GRAMEN pratenfe paniculatum medium. Rail Syn. 409, The greater or middle fort of Meadow Grafs. 
Bauhin Pin. 2. pratenfe minus. Gerard 2. ParKnfin 1156. 
RADIX perennis, repens , intra terrain fifiurafque mu- 
rorum facile penetrans. 
CULMI plerumque pedales, eredti, laves, vix mani- 
fefte ftriati. 
FOLIA lawia, faturate viridia, fubinde glauca, mem- 
brani brevi obtufa inflrudta, fg. 1 1 . 
PANICULA ere&a, diffufa. 
SPICULA ovato-acutse, plerumque quinqueflorze, etiam 
biflora, utrinque comprefl*, fg. i, 2. 
• CALYX : Gluma bivalvis, valvulis inaequalibus,' acu- 
minatis, concavis, Jig. 3. 
COROLLA : Gluma bivalvis, valvulae fubzequales, al- 
tera concava, carina ad lentem vifa fcabriuf- 
cula, altera planiufcula, Jig. 4 ; in fundo ca- 
lycis lanugo obfervanda, evulfs jkfculis,fg. 3, 5. 
STAMINA : Filamenta tria, capillaria, glumis lon- f 
giora: Anther® utrinque bifurcae, jig. 6. F 
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PISTILLUM : Germen ovatum : Styli duo, ad bafin I 
ufque ramofi, Jig. 7. | 
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NECTARIUM : Glumul® duae ad bafin germinis, * 
fg. 8, audi. | 
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SEMEN angulofum, acuminatum, bafi lanugine inftruc- | 
to, fg. 9. nat. mag. fg. 10, audi. | 
ROOT perennial and creeping, eafily penetrating into 
the earth and crevices of walls. 
STALKS generally about a foot high, upright ,fmooth, 
fcarce perceptibly flriated. 
LEAVES fmooth, of ^ a deep green colour, fometimes 
blueilh, furnilhed with a fort blunt mem- 
brane, jig. 11. 
PANICLE upright and fpreading. 
SPICUL^E oval-pointed, generally with five flowers, 
fometimes only two, flattened on each fide 
fg • 2. 
CALYX a Glume of two valves, unequal, acumi- 
nated and hollow, fg. 3. 
COROLLA a Glume of two valves, the valves near- 
ly equal ; the one concave, with the keel ap- 
pearing fomewhat rough if magnified ; the 
other flattifh, Jig. 4 : in the bottom of the 
calyx a filamentofe or wooly fubftance is ap- 
parent when the flowers are drawn out of 
k > fg- 3> 5 * 
STAMINA : three Filaments, thread-lik^ longer 
than the glumes : Anther® forked at each 
end, fg. 6. 
PISTILLUM : Germen oval : Styles two, branched 
down to the bottom, fg. 7. 
NECTARY : two little Glumes at the bafe of th* 
germen, fg. 8, mgnified. 
SEED angular and pointed, at bottom wooly, of its 
natural fiz e, fg. 9; magnified,^. 10. 
indTtPthaf P r a PP roacl1 v ’? r y n«>r each other in their general appearance, fo ranch fo, 
indeed, that the botamft who is intimately acquainted with them, cannot, if he fees them grow together 
cifidTifftrences 6 "!, “ “h f “““ ! a ?‘ 1 - j he ch ? raaers from ,vhich >n° d em botanifts have drawn them fpe- 
lie hat foirad t’h h b ,d° Va P e aIld lndeterm “«e, that the ftudent i. never able to fatisfy himfelf whether 
marks of Tb ^1“' TV Tt “ not tw0 £ rafe whicl ' afford “°r« obvious or fatisfaBory 
has made “ &0D j- V' ' 7 1 haVe ex P er,eaced myfelf in the inveffigation of thefe two plants, 
aTarfurcuhrae of[h™: ntIVe *° ! W ‘“ 1 ^ Nervations, 'joined 
Thefe 
