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... glumes Ovary 1 - celled ; ovules ascending . 2. Stem hollow ; petiole clasping the stem , split , with a ligula · 3. Stem solid ; petiole clasping the stem , but not split ; no ligula Restiacea . Graminacea . • Cyperaceæ . II . FLOWERS ...
... glumes Ovary 1 - celled ; ovules ascending . 2. Stem hollow ; petiole clasping the stem , split , with a ligula · 3. Stem solid ; petiole clasping the stem , but not split ; no ligula Restiacea . Graminacea . • Cyperaceæ . II . FLOWERS ...
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... glumes . In two instances no such bracts are present , in others only one is found , but most commonly two glumes are to be found at the base of each spikelet . If the spikelets are simple and sessile upon the rachis or main- stalk ...
... glumes . In two instances no such bracts are present , in others only one is found , but most commonly two glumes are to be found at the base of each spikelet . If the spikelets are simple and sessile upon the rachis or main- stalk ...
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... glumes . The glumes or glumellæ may be either simply blunt , ( obtuse , ) or they may be so in a more marked manner , as if their ends had been cut off , in which case they are said to be truncate : on the other hand , they may be ...
... glumes . The glumes or glumellæ may be either simply blunt , ( obtuse , ) or they may be so in a more marked manner , as if their ends had been cut off , in which case they are said to be truncate : on the other hand , they may be ...
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... ( glumes not awned ) . 6. Spikelet surrounded by bristles • Setaria . 7. Silky hairs at the base of the florets ... Glumes boat - shaped , yellowish - green Phalaris . 19. Glumes bluish - grey , not boat - shaped Sesleria . * If glumes are ...
... ( glumes not awned ) . 6. Spikelet surrounded by bristles • Setaria . 7. Silky hairs at the base of the florets ... Glumes boat - shaped , yellowish - green Phalaris . 19. Glumes bluish - grey , not boat - shaped Sesleria . * If glumes are ...
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... Glumes awned , notched Glumes awnless . 11. Glumellæ sometimes truncate Stipa . Polypogon . Agrostis . 22. Outer glumella with a very long awn Gastridium . II . Spikelets 2 - flowered . * * Glumes of nearly equal lengths . 23. The upper ...
... Glumes awned , notched Glumes awnless . 11. Glumellæ sometimes truncate Stipa . Polypogon . Agrostis . 22. Outer glumella with a very long awn Gastridium . II . Spikelets 2 - flowered . * * Glumes of nearly equal lengths . 23. The upper ...
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1-flowered 1-seeded 4-cleft acute Alpine Anthers Antirrhinum arvensis awns base beak berry bracts branched bristles calyx Calyx-teeth capsule Carpels coloured Common H corolla corymbs downy drupe Engravings erect Fertile spikelets filaments fleshy florets flower-stalks Flowers Flowers diclinous flowers large Flowers white Flowers yellow fruit glands glaucous glumes hairs hairy hispid involucre Leaflets leafy Leaves lanceolate Leaves narrow Leaves ovate Leaves pinnate Leaves smooth Ligule lobes longer many-flowered Marsh membranous morocco nearly notched numerous nuts obtuse outer glumella ovary Panicle Pappus Perianth petals pinnate pinnatifid plant Plates Pods Portrait Post 8vo price 21s price 58 prickly purple racemes Receptacle Root creeping Root-leaves rough round roundish scales Second Edition seeds Sepals serrate sessile sheaths shorter solitary Spikelets spikes Spur Square crown 8vo stalks stamens Stem Stem-leaves stigma stipules style toothed triangular tufted umbels upper leaves Upper lip Vignette vittæ vols vulgaris whorl Wood Woodcuts
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