Gramineae. 
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13(2). Lower glumella long-awned; the awn gen. twice 
as long as the glumella, whitish, wavy. Panicle loose 
and drooping.—Shady, damp places, woods; distrib. 6 
gigantea Vill. 2507. 
— Lower glumella without, or with a short, awn, distinctly 
shorter than the glumella ..... 14 
14. Spikelets broad, obovate-rhomboidal. Ls 2—4 mm broad, 
sometimes (v. jurana) more or less folded. Branches 
of the panicle capillary, wavy, entirely smooth. F. 
Scheuchzeri Gaud.—Alp. and southern Jura. 7 
pulchella Schrad. 2508. 
— Spikelets elliptic-lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate 15 
15. Ligule oblong. Ovary hairy at the top. Stem 100—120 cm. 
Spikelets rather small —Woods in the mount., here and 
there (wanting in T. S.). 6 . sylvatica Vill. 2509. 
— Ligule very short, truncate. Ovary glabrous . 16 
16. L.-sheaths cleft. Ls rolled up during sestivation. Type 
of F. elatior ........ 17 
— L.-sheaths not cleft. Ls folded during estivation. Comp. 
F. rubra 9. 
17. The shortest of the 2 lower branches of the panicle 
bearing 1—2 spikelets, the longest 3—5 spikelets, rarely 
(v. pseudololiacea) the panicle almost in the form of a 
raceme. Stem 4 — 8 dm.— Meadows; everywhere. 6 
pratensis Huds. 2510. 
— The shortest of the lower branches of the panicle bear¬ 
ing 3—10 spikelets. Stem 8—15 dm, almost reed-like. 
Ls broader, strongly nerved above. Panicle large, droop¬ 
ing. F. decolorans M. K. (local form).—b. aristata Grml. 
N. Beitr. II, 12 (Uechtriziana Wiesb ?). Panicle denser, 
less drooping; spikelets rather larger; awn V 2 — 2 /s-the 
length of the glumella; stem rough below the panicle. 
—Damp meadows, water-side; distrib b. Kreuzlingen. 6 
arundinacea Schreb. 2511. 
OBS. Hybrids: F. pratensis-Lolwm perenne (F. loliacea Curt.) and 
F. pratensis-Lolium italicum. 
656. Bromus. Brome. Ill, 62. 
1. Lower glume 1-nerved, upper 3-nerved. Bromus . 2 
— Lower glume 3—5-nerved, upper 5—many-nerved. Serra- 
falcus ......... 6 
2. Spikelets, also after flowering, narrowed towards the 
top. Awn 0, or shorter than the glumella. Perenn. pis 3 
— Spikelets enlarged towards the top. Awn as long as, or 
longer than, the glumella. Ann. or bienn. pis . 5 
3. Panicle limp, drooping. (Stem 80—120 cm. Ls 8—12 mm) 5b 
— Panicle erect or slightly drooping ... 4 
