INDEX 



Lacegrass 40 

 Laterally compressed 6 

 Leaves 4 

 Leersia 146 



lenticularis 146 



oryzoides 146 



virginica 147 

 LEMMA: the outer bract of 



a floret, which encloses the 



flower. 5 Fig. 366 



Figure 366 



Leptochloa 132 

 dubia 133 

 fcscicularis 133 

 filiformis 132 



Leptoloma 163 

 cognatum 163 



LIGULE: a collar-like pro- 

 jection at the base of a 

 leaf blade, 4 Fig. 367 



Figure 367 



Little barley 91 



Little bluestem 180 



LODICULE: a small blister- 

 like body at the base of 

 the flower, which forces 

 the floret open at the time 

 of blooming. 5 Fig. 368 



Lolium 86 

 perenne 86 



var. italicum 

 temulentum 86 



Lycurus 102 

 phleoides 102 



86 



NODE: the usually swollen 

 joint of a stem, at which 

 a leaf is attached. 3 

 Fig. 369 



M 



172 



70 



103 



51 

 49 



Maiden cane 

 Maize 185 

 Manisurus 179 



rugosa 179 

 Mat muhly 121 

 Meadow fescue 

 Meadow foxtail 

 Melica 47 

 bulbosa 51 

 fugax 51 

 imperfecta 

 mutica 48, 

 nitens 49 

 porteri 48 



var. laxa 48 

 smithii 49, 68 

 spectabilis 50 

 stricta 47 

 subulate 50 

 MIDRIB: the 

 center "vein" 

 Milium 105 



effusum 105 

 Miscanthus 176 



sinensis 176 

 Monocotyledons 

 Mountain brome 60 

 Muhlenbergia 120 

 arenacea 121 

 asperifoiia 121 

 cusDidata 124 

 emersleyi 124 

 frondosa 122 

 glomerata 122 

 mexicana 123 

 montana 123 

 porteri 1 25 

 racemose 122 

 richardsonis 121 

 schreberi 120 

 sobolifera 122 

 squarrosa 121 

 sylvatica 123 

 torreyi 125 

 wrightii 124 

 Munroa 27, 131 

 squarrosa 27, 

 Mutton grass 82 



conspicuous 

 of a leaf. 4 



1 



Figure 369 



Oats 99 



Oniongrass 50, 51 

 Orchard grass 44 

 Oryza 146 



sativa 146 

 Oryzeae 11, 18, 146 

 Oryzopsis 108 



asperifoiia 108 



hymenoides 108 



micrantha 109 



miliacea 109 



ractmosa 108 

 OVARY: the swollen lower 



portion of the pistil, which 



contains the seed. Fig. 370 



131 



N 



Figure 370 



PALEA: the inner of the two 

 bracts which enclose o 

 grass flower. 5, 6 

 Fig. 371 



Figure 368 



Natal grass 154 



Needle and thread 1 10 



Needlegrass 106 



NERVE: one of the vascular 

 bundles of a leaf or other 

 plant structure, also called 

 a vein. 4, 6 



New Zealand bent 1 16 

 Nimble Will 120 

 Nit grass 1 13 

 Nodding fescue 71 

 Nodding foxtail 152 



Figure 371 



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