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GERMEN oblongum, glabrum. Stylus unions, ercctus ; primo glabcr, co- 

 rollx gluitKi brcvior j dcin clongatus, &brevif)lmo villo infpcrfus. Stigma Irmplcx* 



SEMEN oblongum p dorfo convcxutn , facie fulcatum, tarn balm quum apiccm 

 vcrfus attcnuatum* 



Oeconomia: ruralis fiudiofi fpcrnunt banc Airpem, Si inter plantas rigidas, vim 

 falcis eludentcs vcl obtundentes, numcrant ; abhorrent ab hoc gramine venatorcs, 

 aliiquc, loca alpina pcrlutlraiitcs ; in ii$ cium plagis , in quibus copiofc crescit, afcen* 

 fum rctardat, defcenfum vcro mirumin modum accclcrat 



F. l. Planta, & Flosculus auctus. 3. Stamina cum piftillo aucta. .;. Semen 

 nat magn. £ Idem auctum. 



AEGILOPS OVATA. Tab. j. 



Ac. fpica ovata ariftata, calycis valvulis tri-vel quad riari fiat Is. $p* pLp* 14S9. 



Gramcn fpicalum » durioribus & craflioribus locuftis, fpica brcvi. Tounu infi* 

 319. Schcuchz. agr* 11. 



In cultis Lttoralis , Iflrirc, Forijulii* Fl. Majo. 



RADIX clibris icnacillimis compofita, annua. 



CCLMI tcrctcs, ftriali , glabri , Iwvtt, geniculis pallidc viridibus aut purpnra- 

 fccntibus dilUncii, ex geniculis inferioribus ramos agentes; alii erccli ; alii adfecn- 

 dentcs. 



FOLIA brcvia, plana, pallidc viridia, villofa, ball ciliata, nd Oram & coilam, 

 j>cr dorfi medium longiludinaliter decurrentem , Tcabra. Vagina: terete*, Oriate, fu- 

 pcriori parte ciliata;. Ligula brcvilfima, truncata, ciliata. 



SPICA ovata , tribus aut quatuor Ipiculis eoufiatis : fpicula infima plerumque 

 minima, imperfecta. Racliis lata, complanata, flriata, aculcis fcabcrrima. 



SPICLXAE ovatx, altcrme, fettles, folilarhc, dorfo COnvcxw; mfcriorcs tri- 

 Oora?, raro quadritloras ; fpicula, apici racheos infidens, ventricofa, plerumque bifio- 

 ra : fuprcnio flosculo in omnibus fpiculis imperfecta & ficrili ; rcliquis licrmaphrodi- 

 tis & fertilibus. 



CALYCIS Valvula: dux, a?quales, coriaccx, ciliaLe, dorfo convcxa; 1 & li- 

 ncis fcabvis diftincuc, apice truncatx, atque ariflis tribus vcl quatuor armauv. 



COROLLAE Valvula exterior oblonga, marginc ciliata , dorfo convcxa, 

 lineisquc cmiiicutibus, fupcriorc parte viridibus , & pilis brcvibus mfperfis, iiotata, 

 apice truncata ; in flosculis inrcrioribus ariflis duabus vel tribus unnalj ; in uno altc- 

 rove, Tpiculam tcrminanle, aut mutica aut brevilcr ariliata, quandoquc taciturn bideu- 

 tata; Valvula interior oblouga, apice bifida, marginibus inllcxa, ad flexure an- 

 gulos viridis ciliataque. 



FILAMENTA Iria , capillaria > corolla brcviora. Anthers oblonga?, utriu- 

 quc bifida^ 



GERMBN turbinalum , fupcrnc villofum. Styli duo, divaricati, plumoli. 

 Stigmata fimplicia. 



SKMEN oblongum, apice villofum, dorfo convexum, facie fulcatum. 



V. 1. Planta florens. 2. Calycis valvula aucta. 3. Flosculi Tpicuhe quatuor, co- 

 lyce dcflituli & audi. 4. FIosculus auctus. 5. Pifullum auctum. 6. Semen uaL inagn. 

 7. Idem auctum. 



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