A natural history of British grasses . at the commencement of June, and ripens its seedin a month. This plant delights to grow in loose sandy soil; it is verysubject to variety, nevertheless the webbed character of theflorets, the upper leaf considerably shorter than its sheath, theobtuse ligulc, and the hirsute marginal ribs are present in allthe varieties. Dr. Parnell enumerates the following:— 1.—Playiiculmis. Stem stout; leaves short and broad, upperleaf folded. Common. 2.— Umhrosa. Tall and slender; panicle drooping; leaveslong and narrow. Common in shady places. 3.—Arida. Stem sheathed n
A natural history of British grasses . at the commencement of June, and ripens its seedin a month. This plant delights to grow in loose sandy soil; it is verysubject to variety, nevertheless the webbed character of theflorets, the upper leaf considerably shorter than its sheath, theobtuse ligulc, and the hirsute marginal ribs are present in allthe varieties. Dr. Parnell enumerates the following:— 1.—Playiiculmis. Stem stout; leaves short and broad, upperleaf folded. Common. 2.— Umhrosa. Tall and slender; panicle drooping; leaveslong and narrow. Common in shady places. 3.—Arida. Stem sheathed nearly to summit; panicle in dry exj)osed situations. 4.—Retrojlexa. Small and slender; lower branches of paniclesuddenly bent downwards. Common under trees. 5.—Muralis. Slender and dwarf; panicle erect. Grows onshady walls. 6.—Arenaria. Stout and erect; large angular spikelets; outerpalea seven-ribbed; glaucous. Found amongst sand on the seacoast. The illustration is from a sj)ecimen from Highfield
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