. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. BROMUS. 223 Either sandy or chalky soil suits the erect Brome- grass; we are accustomed to see it in sandy corn-fields in Kent, where it grows as a wreed among the rich crops. Mr. Sinclair describes it as inhabiting similar situations, but Mr. Curtis has always found it in chalky land, so he gives that as its only con- genial soil. It is a grass of not un- pleasing appearance: there is a certain stateliness about its upright stem and small panicle, and a quiet sobriety of colouring in the c
. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. BROMUS. 223 Either sandy or chalky soil suits the erect Brome- grass; we are accustomed to see it in sandy corn-fields in Kent, where it grows as a wreed among the rich crops. Mr. Sinclair describes it as inhabiting similar situations, but Mr. Curtis has always found it in chalky land, so he gives that as its only con- genial soil. It is a grass of not un- pleasing appearance: there is a certain stateliness about its upright stem and small panicle, and a quiet sobriety of colouring in the contrast between the purple tinge of the spikelets and the grey green of the rachis, stem, and foliage. Pheasants like the seed, but cattle reject the herbage. It is rare in Scotland and Ireland, but pretty frequent in the eastern and south-eastern counties of England. Its foreign homes are Norway, Sweden, Germany, France, and Italy. It is not found in America. It flowers late in June, and ripens its seeds in a month. Dr. Parnell mentions a hairy variety, the glumes and palese of which are very hirsute; it grows only on sandy 2. Bronras asper, Linn. Hairy Brome. Root annual or biennial, fibrous; stem often six feet high, erect, smooth in the upper part, cylindrical; joints several, small, slightly hairy; leaves spreading, broad, of a full green, ribbed, rough, clothed with long, spreading hairs, all. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plues, Margaret. London : Reeve & co.
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