A natural history of British grasses . ^^%M\ M. A] R A C^S PITOS 67 AIRA C^SPITOSA. Parnell. Smith. Hookek. Arxott. Greville. Knapp. WiLLDENOW. SCHRADEB. LeERS. HoST. EhBHART. Oedek. Hcdsox. Withering. Hull. Sibthoep. Abbot. Eelhan. PLATE XX. Deschampsia ccespitosa, Lindlet. Gramen segetale, Gebaede. Aira—To destroy. Ccespitosa—Tufted. The Tufted Hair Grass. AiEA. Linn<sus.—The Hair Gras3 is named from the Greek, and signifiesto destroy, but why it received this unwelcome name is apparently are six British species. Having a spreading panicle, of which thespike
A natural history of British grasses . ^^%M\ M. A] R A C^S PITOS 67 AIRA C^SPITOSA. Parnell. Smith. Hookek. Arxott. Greville. Knapp. WiLLDENOW. SCHRADEB. LeERS. HoST. EhBHART. Oedek. Hcdsox. Withering. Hull. Sibthoep. Abbot. Eelhan. PLATE XX. Deschampsia ccespitosa, Lindlet. Gramen segetale, Gebaede. Aira—To destroy. Ccespitosa—Tufted. The Tufted Hair Grass. AiEA. Linn<sus.—The Hair Gras3 is named from the Greek, and signifiesto destroy, but why it received this unwelcome name is apparently are six British species. Having a spreading panicle, of which thespikelets are laterally compressed. There are two florets present in eachspikelet, with a third imperfect rudiment between them; the outer paleaof each floret is rounded at the back and furnished with an awn. A VERY handsome Grass, the flowers of which are welladapted for decoration, being very graceful. It is a commonspecies in England, Scotland, and Ireland, of no agriculturalmerit, being coarse and rough, with but little nutritive proper-t
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