71 Acuminata numms - unless C. scoparia, Simple within to simple node, which bears a very short leaf. Perianthe dense, and spikelike subfistile, 8-12 flowered; glumes acute 1-nerved. Ornamentally; compressed the anthers readily extruded. Palets brown paleit compressed somewhat 3" long, acute, thin branner, 3-nerved. Marginal veins and prolonged, The central extending beyond apex as a seta about 1/4 or dry as far; densely hairy below, the marginal veins with a conspicuous silky lift near the base; upper paleit-outer duller 1/3 shorter than upper. Stamens 3, Ovary stipitate, Styles plane with simple horns, Stigma. style 2, fleshy, ornate. Seed free-gran smooth thin with a scutellum nearly half its length. 761-762 parts 2059. Hops Smith, Brygel, Wright; to Hep Sande, 9/15! A most beautiful species growing from bunches to confused a foot or more high with somewhat regular Circles which are often semiculate very near the base; Palets red; sheaths much shorter than the distant compressed, with a pilosus leaf at throat; ligule ind- ate, lanceolate; leaves strongly plane or canalicu- lated, rigid, distinctly 3-nerved, paleit out on both surfaces - scabrous on the margins, other surfaces scabrous on the margins, of short microcondyle at apex. Residual 2" above 1/4 Perianthe of to 1"-2" long with a few erect 1-3 flowered Purpules; white or with a slight implicate trige. Russet, whitish or with a slightly aristate, the broad paleits, at least iffling glumes often slightly aristate, the broad veins with clear when dry. Nearly swollen with green nerves and near - silky hairs upon the corneputia and near - paleit 2 above paleits to carnates, pili- ate on the nerves & confined to the base. Was something of the appearance o' that of J. antecurvas J.(Wright's) acuminata but not readily distinguish'd by its longer many fil spikelike & its compressed curvitate, dense & mostly rather lower paleits.