16 DIAGRAM OF GRASS 



Diagram of a Grass. A. — A single plant about life size. 

 B. — A spikelet of several flowers, enlarged. C. — A single 

 floret enlarged. D. — Another spikelet having but one flower, 

 dissected. 



I. — Sheaths. 2. — Ligules, 3. — Leaf blades. 4. — 

 Root. 5. — Stem or culm. 6. — The panicle. 7. — The rachis. 

 8. — Branches of the panicle. 12. — A spikelet. 10. — First 

 empt>- glume. 11. — Second empty glume. 9. — Separate 

 florets in a spikelet. 13. — First flowering glume (Lemma). 

 14. — Second flowering glume (Palea or Palet). 15. — Ovary 

 which becomes the seed. 16. — Stigma. 17. — Stamens. 18. — 

 An awn. 



