BROMUS

(Lat.), n. m.?m)'u2s(u*s). Gr, Bpépos. Fr., brome. -Ger., Trespe. A genus of gramineous plants of the tribe Festuceæ, subtribe Brachypodieæ, including several sections, some of which, such as Libertia and Ceratochloa, have been regarded as distinct genera. [Hackel (B, 245).]—B. aquatiens [Gmelin]. Fr., brome gigantesque. mtea. [B, 173.]—B. ar- The Festuca giga vensis. Fr., brome des champs, The Festuca arvensis. [B, 173.] —B. capillaris Monch}. Thé Leptochioa doming ens is. [B, 178.]— B. cathartic us [Vahl]. Fr., brome cat hart i que. A species growing in Peru and Chili, where the rhizome is used as a cathartic. [B, 180, 245.]—B. ciliatus. See ERP decumbens een]. The Danthonia decumbens. |B, 173.]—B, elatior. Of Sprengel, the Festuca elatior; of Linnæus, the Festuca pratensis. [B, 173, 188.]—B. erect us [Hudson]. Fr., brome des pres. Ger., aufrechte Trespe. A European species furnishing fodder. [B, 245.]—B. fragilis {amare The Brachypodium pinnatum. [B, 178.]—B. giganteus. Of Linnæus, the Festuca gigantea; of Leers, the Festuca etatior. [B, 173, 188.]—B. glaucus [Lapeyrouse]. The B. erect us. [B, 173, 188.|—B. glomeratus [Scopoli]. The Dactyl is glomerata. ‘[B, 178.]—B. imperial is. The B. purgans. [B, 173.] —B. inerm is. Ger., wehrlose Trespe. A European species furnishing fodder. [B, 245.] -B. mango [Desvaux]. A species growing in Chili, where, before the introduction of European cereals, it was the most important source of bread. [B. 245.|—B. moll is [Linnæus]. Fr, brome mou. Soft brome-gra (or che ), blubber-gra , bull-gra ; an annual species furnishing a good but temporary meadowy gra . [B, 19, 173, 245,|—B. nan us. Fr., brome nain. À variety of B. moll is, [B, 173, 188.1—B. odoratus. The B. erect us. [B, 173.]—B. ovinus {[Scopoli]. The Festuca ovina. [B, 173.)—B. pérennis. The rectus. [B, 173, 188.]—B. pinnatus [Linnus]. The Brac podium pinnatum. [B, 173, 188.|—B. pratensis. Of Sprengel, the Festuca pratensis. [B, 173.]—B. purgans. Fr., brome purgatif. A species found in Canada, where a decoction of the root is used as a purgative. [B, 173.]—B. Schraderl [Kunth]. See B. wnioloides—B. secalinus. Fr., brome des seigles (ou à gros “pan droue, fétu, persac, séglin. Ger., Ackertrespe. A species with which, mixed with the grain of wheat, a poor quality of bread is made in the north of France. [B, 178.]—B. squarrosus [Linnæus]. Fr., brome rude. The Festuca’ sguarrosa. [B, 173. B. strigosus. The Festuca gigantea. 1B, 173.]—B. téctorum [Linnæus]. Fr., brome des toits. The Festuca teetorum. [B, 173.1 —B. temulent us [Bernhardi]. The Lotium temulentum. [B, 188.]—B. tigurinus [Suter]. The Brachypodium pinnatum. |B, 173.|—B. trifiorus {Linngus]- The Festuca gigantea. [B, 173, 188.|—B. unioloides [Kunth]. Syn.: Ceratochlora pendula [Schrader]. Australian prairie-gra ; a fodder gra growing throughout America. [B. 19, 245.]