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Fig. 558. Poa tenerrima Scrilm. V. S. Dept. Agr., Div. Agios., 

 fMr. 9:4. 1S0!». Si-ENDkh-klow kkkd I{i,uk-gi:ass.— A very .sIcmi- 

 «1er, erect, ca'Spitose perennial, IJ to 5 dm. liigli, with sliort, lilifonii 

 leaves and spreading, capillary panicles 7 to 9 cm. long. Spike- 

 lets 3- to 4-llo\vcred, aWout 7 mm. long with acute empty glumes 

 anil ohtu.se llowering glumes, which are smooth excepting for a 

 short, crisj) puhesceuce near the hase, and are ahout 4 mm. long. — 

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