Graminere. 
401 
: 
f) 
easily clings. Panicle spiciform, gen. interrupted and 
as if formed of whorls at the base. — Cultivated land, 
rubbish-heaps, road-sides; not common (wanting in U. S.).6 
verticillata Beauv. 2385. 
— Bristles (and the upper part of the stem) more or less 
rough with small teeth directed upwards, so that 
when stroked upwards the spiciform panicle appears 
smooth and does not cling . .... 2 
2. Glumellas of the fertile fls strongly wrinkled transversely. 
Spikelets larger than in S. viridis. Bristles of a russet 
yellow. Stem almost smooth below the panicle, the Is 
also less rough than in S. viridis.—As the last, distrib. 6, 7 
glauca Beauv. 2386. 
— Glumellas of the fertile fls smooth or fairly smooth 
(only finely wrinkled transversely under the lense) 3 
3. Spiciform panicle large, the thickness of a finger, lobed, 
drooping at maturity. Stem erect, 80—100 cm .—b. minor 
(germanica Beauv). PI. smaller, resembling the follow¬ 
ing; Is narrower. Axis of the panicle villous with long 
hairs. — Cultivated (originally from the east Indies). 7 
t italica Beauv. 2387. 
— Spiciform panicle slenderer, erect. Stems 20—50cm, 
ascending ........ 4: 
4. Spiciform panicle dense, not interrupted. Bristles nu¬ 
merous (green or, when exposed to the sun, tinted with 
violet).—Cultivated places, rubbish-heaps, road-sides. 6 
viridis Beauv. 2388. 
— Spiciform panicle interrupted at the base (almost as in 
S. verticillata, and only differing from it in the small 
teeth being directed upwards). Bristles not very nu¬ 
merous.—As the last, but rare and probably introduced 
from the south of Europe; near Lugano, Geneva, Rolle, 
Aarburg, Bale, Scliaffh. &c. 6 . ambi'tjua Guss. 2389. 
619. Oryza. Oryza. Ill, 43. 
1. Panicle often not developed and hidden in the upper 
sheath. Ls very rough at the edges through the effect 
of small prickles directed downwards at the base of the 
leaf, upwards near the tip. Leersia orvzoides Soland.— 
Swamp ditches, water-sides ; distrib. but not common. 8 
clandestina A. Br. 2890. 
620. Phalaris. Phalaris. Ill, 31, 47. 
1. Spikelets arranged in a panicle which is gen. tinted 
with red and spreading during the flowering period. 
Glumes not winged.—Ditches, water-sides, distrib.; a 
variety having the ls streaked longitudinally with white 
(v. picta, ribbon-grass) is cultivated in gardens, rarely 
wild. 6 ..'... arundinacea L. 2391. 
