B-3750. — Habit erect to iiieliniug. Length meeliiiin. Uiameter 

 medium. Shape of stalk straight to slightly curved. Color greenish- 

 yellow, sometimes reddened on the upper internodes; glaucous on 

 the lower portion of the node. Internodes medium to long, sliglitly 

 flattened; typically almost straight-sided, V)ut slightly tumid on the 

 side opposite to the one which bears the bud and a little larger on the 

 upper portion; slightly staggered; furrow shallow or none. Nodes 

 medium to small, the portion above the leaf -scar medium to short and 

 longest on the side on Avhich the bud is attached ; two or three rows of 

 rudimentary roots; tlie leaf-scar and the portion below it usually 

 somewhat oblique; the former projecting prominently from beneath 

 tlie bud. Buds medium size ; typically broadly triangular in out- 

 line, having a wide margin with nearly straight edges; young I)uds 

 more or less ])roadly ovate ; scales of fine texture. The characteristic 

 buds of this variety are those occurring more or less frecpiently on 

 the upper part of the stalk, the margins having sliglitly increased in 

 length and width. Foliage medium abundant, medium green in color. 

 Leaf medium width, long, growing semi-ere<-t, tapering into a long 

 point. Leaf-sheath flattened at the throat; auricles small, soiiu'times 

 acute-pointed on one side of the stalk; ligula short, with the upper 

 edge rounded or slightly deju-essed in the center. Vestiture of h^•)f- 

 sheatli many setae which are long, rather soft, and not closely ap- 

 pressed. Vestiture of throat of sheath medium coarse bail's on the 

 edges of the base of the leaf and the auri;-les, and sometimes Hiw hairs 

 on the surface of the base of the If^if. ]Most important dislingnishing 

 characters the form of the internodes and of the buds. 



B-3390. — Hal)it erect. Length medium to h)iig. Diaiiicti-r luc- 

 (liiini. Shape of stalk usually straight. Color reddish-green to 

 green; more or less glaucous. Internodes nearly round in cross-sec- 

 tion; sides typically nearly straight, but tlie longer internodes larger 

 abov(^ the node than I)elo\v it. and sometimes slightlx^ eonstrieted : 

 often curved in abovc^ the hiul and correspondingly tunii<l on the op- 

 posite sitU' ; t'ui'row shallow and inconspicuous. Nodes mcilinni size; 

 rather larger above the leaf-scar than helow i1 and largest on the 

 Inid side; helow it a (h'pi'essed ring of iiiediuni dimensions; rudi- 

 mentary roots large and promineiil. in two to four rows. IJiids rather 

 small, usually .•idhering closely to the stalk; margin typically stih- 

 ovate to acute in outline of luediuin width and coiifoi iiiing to Ihe 

 sliai)e of the bud. Foliage mediiun ahiindanl. iiiediiiiii giccn in 

 (oloi'. Ijcaf medium 1o narrow, sub-erect, tapering into ;i long jioint. 

 Leaf-sheath somewhat liatti'iied at the thi'o;it. sli<:iitly glaucous; auri- 

 cles medium to lai'ge; ligula medium in width, with the uj)pei' edge 



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