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hypogynous scales {lodicnlce, sqiiamiilce, or ghnnclhiles) ; these 

 scales also are occasionallj' absent. Stamens 1 — 6, usually 3 

 filaments capillary; anthers 2-celled, versatile. Ovary superior 

 l-celled, with a solitary ascending o^nile ; stigmas feathery or 



Fig. 991. 



Fig. 992. 



Fig: 993. 



Fig. 994. 



Fig 996. 



Fig. 995. 



Fig. 991. Diagram of a spikelet of the Oat (Avenn'). (From Le ]Sraout.) (ft, 

 gl. Two glumes, enclosing two hermaplirodite flowers, and one, «, abortive. 

 ft. The outer palea or flowering glume. 6, h. Tlie inner palea. p, p. Two 

 scales (s'qnamiilce or glumcUiilPs); the dotted curved line on tlie right 



marks tha position of a third abortive scale, e. Stamens, c. Ovary. 



Fig. 992. A spikelet (locusta) of the Oat (Avena mtiva). gp. Outer ghime. 

 gi. Inner glume, pe. Outer palea or flowering glume of the fertile flower. 

 pi. Inner palea of the same. e. Stamens, o. Ovary. /«, and a. Abor- 

 tive flowers. -Fig. 993. Fertile flower of the Oat," without the paleae. 



p. Lodicules. e. Stamens, o. Ovary, .t, s. Feathery stigmas. Fig. 



994. One of the florets of a species of Meadow Grass {Poa pratensis). 



Fig. 995. One of the florets of the Hard Fescue Grass (Festuca fhiriiixcida). 

 — —Fig.^^Q. The embryo of the Oat. a. Lateral swelling, c Cotyledon. 

 r. Eadicle. /. Slit corresponding to the plumule. 



hairy. Fr?<V/ a caryopsis. <Se<?f7 with mealy albumen ; embryo 

 lenticular, lying on one side of the base of the albumen. 



According to the views of some botanists, the palege represent 



