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BRITISH FLOWERING PLANTS 



Plate CXVII. Facing page 152 



Foxtail Grass — Alopccurus pratensis (page 152) 



Fig. I. Plant (reduced) 



,, 2. Spike or ear (natural size) 



,, 3. Opening flower 



,, 4 and 5. Front view of open flower 



,, 6. Back view of closed flower, showing glumes 



„ 7. Open glumes 



,, 8. Glume 



„ 9. Pistil and stamens 



„ 10. Anthers just emerging from the glumes 



Plate CXVIII. Facing page 152 



Quaking Grass — Briza media (page 733) 



Fig. 1. Plant (reduced) 



,, 2. Flowering spikelet 



,, 3. Glumes 



„ 4. Flower enclosed by glumes 



„ 5. Lower glume 



,, 6. Upper glume 



„ 7. Pistil and stamens 



„ 8. Pistil 



„ 9. Nectary 



„ 10 and 11. Seeds 



Plate CXIX. Facing page 154 



Dog's-tail Grass — Cynosurus cristatus (page /Jj) 



Fig. 1. Plant (reduced) 



,, 2. Flowering spike or ear (slightly enlarged) 



,, 3 and 4. Flowering spikelets 



„ 5. Sterile spikelet 



,, 6. Closed flower 



,, 7. Flowers and glumes 



,, 8. Pistil and stamens (natural size) 



„ 9. Pistil and stamens (magnified) 



„ 10 and 11. Nectary 



,, 12 and 13. Seeds 



Plate CXX. Facing page 154 



Cock's-tail Grass — Dactylis glomerata (page JJj) 



Fig. I. Plant (reduced) 



,, 2. Flowering spray 



,, 3 and 4. Spikelet 



,, 5. Perianth 



,, 6. Glumes 



,, 7. Flower between glumes 



,, 8. Pistil and stamens 



„ 9. Pistil 



,, 10 and 11. Seeds 



