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CXIII. GRAMINEiE 
25. MILIUM. A name taken by Linnaeus from classical 
authors, but applied by them to a kind of Millet. — -N. temperate 
regions. 
Milium effusum, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 235. Perennial ; 
stems tufted, 2-4 ft., erect, smooth, shining. Leaves nearly gla- 
brous, flat, 6-12 in., up to 4 in. broad. Ligule oblong, truncate, 
torn. Spikelets green, glabrous, awnless, ovoid, J in., slightly 
flattened, 1 -flowered, arranged on the rough, slender, whorled 
branches of a loose panicle 6-10 in. long ; branches naked towards 
the base, sometimes deflexed in flower. Phachilla not prolonged. 
Empty glumes 2, thin, nearly equal, acute. Flowering glume 
nearly as long, thick, smooth, acute, hard and shining in fruit. 
Stamens 3. Styles 2, free, short, feathery. Grain ovoid, free, 
but closely embraced by the persistent glumes. 
Mushobra, Mahasu, in shady places. — W. Himalaya, 7000-11,000 ft. — 
N. temperate and arctic regions, including Britain (Millet Grass). 
26. PHLEUM. A modification of the Greek phleos , a name 
applied to different plants including Imperata arundinacea .- — 
Temperate, arctic and antarctic regions. 
Annual or perennial ; stems erect, sometimes decumbent near 
the base. Leaves flat; upper sheaths loose. Ligule membranous. 
Spikelets green, flattened, j— J in., 1 -flowered, crowded on the very 
short branches of a dense, ovoid or cylindric, spike-like panicle. 
Rhachilla sometimes prolonged beyond the flower. Empty 
glumes 2, equal, boat-shaped, the keels terminating in short points. 
Flowering glume much shorter, transparent, tip pointed, entire. 
Stamens 3. Styles 2, very feathery. Grain flattened, free, 
loosely enclosed within the persistent glumes. 
P. pratense, the common Timothy Grass of Britain, is said to occur on the 
Chor, but authentic specimens are wanting. 
Empty glumes fringed. 
Empty glumes truncate. Panicle usually ovoid . . 1. P. alpinum. 
Empty glumes tapering. Panicle cylindric . . 2. P. arenarium. 
Empty glumes not fringed. Panicle cylindric, long . . 3. P. asperum. 
1. Phleum alpinum, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 236. Perennial ; 
stems solitary, 6-18 in. Leaves spreading, 1-6 in., up to J in. 
broad. Panicle |-1 in., rarely up to 2 in., ovoid or cylindric, 
usually tinged with purple. Empty glumes with broad, scarious 
margins, truncate, keel fringed, terminating in a short, stiff 
point. 
Huttoo. — Temperate Himalaya, 1 0,000-13,000 ft. — Arctic and Alpine regions, 
including the higher mountains of Scotland. 
2. Phleum arenarium, Linn. ; FI. Br. Ind. vii. 237. Annual ; 
stems tufted, 6-12 in. Leaves 1-3 in., about ^ in. broad. Panicle 
