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398 A
7-24-20? Agrostis borealis Martin A/33, BV/B/DW
Left bank Harry's Bk bet F & P White Cabin. Branches
spreading divided nearly above middle. Spikelets purple
2&1/2 (or a little more) mm long, the ray glumes and awn
exserted 1/2 mm being 3 mm total length inserted
about middle. Lemmas with minute tufted hairs
on each edge at base. Culms tufted slender, 18 in.
to top? infl. Dried basal hro, blunt, narrow & curly
Culm tipy almost to top, bro 2-3in long 2+ mm wide
(nerv more than 3mm). Culm smooth striped
(20x) bro scabrous both sides, sharp branches acerbous.
Ligule 2&1/2 mm? Upper sheaths very long, the one
below it shorter than internode. Lemma a little
shorter than rays acute & not quite equal glumes.
Palea minute.
B 399
7-24-20? Agrostis
Left bank Harry's Bk bet F & P White Cabin. Rills in H, pen-
ciles only partially exserted & branches clearly spangled
( tho the whole somewhat nodding) Spikelet purple
3 mm long glumes very acute (but more so than
A) lemma 2 mm with awn 2/3 mm long insert
ed well above middle overlapping lemma very
slightly & not at all exserted & awn [illegible] hardly
present) Sheaths all overlapping. Blades 4-5 in.
long and ?1ere 3mm wide. Palea seems lacking
Perhaps but I there are B. hyginalis TSP.