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whence the blade arises, is a little flap called a ligulc, 

 (3) is a complete spikelet composed of ten florets. 

 There are two empty glumes at the base {a) ; {h, h, h) 

 are individual florets or flowers, each consisting of the 

 following elements : First, is the Floiuering glume, 

 wrapping up all the inner parts. It has a certain 



Fig. 111. — Bro'mus. (For description, see text.) 



number of ribs. The middle one is prolonged into an 

 man (3, h). Opposite to it, and overlapped by the 

 flowering glume, is a smaller glume, called the 2^ctle 

 (4, d). It usually has two distinct ribs and over- 

 lapping margins (not represented in the figure, 4, h). 

 These suggest the idea that the pale has been formed of 



