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Fig. 587. Lolium temulentum Linn. Sp. PL 83. 1753. Dar- 

 nel. — A glabrous, erect, and usually rather stout annual, 6 to 12 

 dm. higli, witli flat leaves and erect spikes 10 to 30 cm. long. 

 Spikelets 4- to 8-flo\vered, 10 to 18 mm. long, the empty glume (a) 

 as long as or exceeding the spikelet. — Waste places and cultivated 

 grounds. A -weed, introduced from Europe. May-August. 



