found to present two flowering glumes and containing stamens. The 
species of Andropogon figured are nearly the only European represen- 
tatives of the genus, and are almost peculiar to the Mediterranean and 
the East. ; 
Expianation oF Prats LXXIII.—Fig. A 1, lower outer glume of 
the sessile spikelet. A 2, upper outer glume of the same. A 3, a flow- 
ering glume belonging to aborted lower flower. A 4, the flowering 
glume of the hermaphrodite flower. A 5, one of its two lodicules. A 6, 
one of its 3 stamens. A 7, its ovary. Fig. B 1, upper outer glume 
of the sessile spikelet. B 2, lower outer glume of the same. B 4, 
flowering glume of aborted lower flower. B 3, lower flowering glume, 
and B 5, upper flowering glume of hermaphrodite flower. B 6, one 
of the two lodicules. B 7, ovary and styles. Fig. C 1, upper outer 
glume of the sessile spikelet. C 2, lower outer glume of the same. C4, 
flowering glume belonging to its aborted lower flower. © 3, lower 
flowering glume, and C 5, upper flowering glume of the hermaphrodite 
flower. C 6, one of its lodicules. C7, its ovary (the stamens are 
omitted). C 8, a complete hermaphrodite flower, taken out of the ses- 
sile spikelet. Fig. E 1, lower outer glume of the sessile spikelet. 2, 
upper outer glume of the same. EH 3, the flowering glume belonging to 
its aborted flower. EH 4, lower flowering glume of its hermaphrodite 
flower. E 5, upper flowering glume of the same. E 6, one of the two 
lodicules. E 7, stamens, and E 8, styles and ovary of the same. E9 
and E 10, two views of the grain. All the Figures magnified. 
