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INDEX AND GLOSSARY OF TERMS. 



Lophopogon tridentatus Hack., 56. 

 Loudeiia Hochst.. 124. 

 Lucaa Kunth, 57. 

 Ludolfia Willd., 202. 

 Lu/iola Juss., 86, 87. 

 Lycurus Kunth, 96, 104. 

 Lygeuui L., 87, 91. 

 spartum L., 91. 



Macrochloa Kunth, 102. 



tenacissima Kunth, 101. 

 Macroblepharus Philippi, 154. 

 Maillea Pari., 97, 106. 



Urvillei Pari., 106. 

 Maize, 38, 40. 



Cuzco, 40. 



Horse-tooth, 40. 



Husk, 40. 



Pearl, 40. 



Sugar, 40. 



uses of, 41. 

 Maltebrunia Kunth, 86, 88. 

 Manisuris L., 53. 

 Manisuris Sw., 45, 54. 



granulans Sw., 54. 

 Matrella Pers., 67. 

 Mayde/E, 34, 36. 

 Mays Giirtu., 38. 

 Meadow Fescue, 166. 

 Meadow Foxtail, 107. 

 Megalachne Steud., 144, 169. 



Berteroniami Steud.. 109. 

 Megalachne Thwaites, 117. 

 Megastachya Beau v., 154. 

 Melocalamus Benth., 201, 209. 



compactiflorus Benth., 209. 

 Melocanna Trin., 202, 211. [211. 



bambusoides Trin., 193, 199, 

 Melanocenchris Nees, 126, 132. 

 Melica L., 141, 157. 



ciliata L., 157. 



nutans L., 157. 

 Melinis Beauv., 68. 



minutiflora Beaxuv., 69. 

 Melinum Link, 88. 

 Membranaceous (or Membranous). 

 Thin and flexible, and usually 

 translucent, like a membrane. 

 Meoschium Beauv., 55. 

 Merisa, 59. 



Merostachys Sprengl, 200, 203. 

 Mesquite, 131. 

 Mibora Adans., 97, 107. 



verna Adans., 107. 

 Michelaria Dum., 168. 

 Micraira F. Mall., 115, 118. 



subulifolia J/M., 118. 

 Michrochloa Brown, 125, 128. 



setacea Brown, 128. 

 Microlsena Brown, 92. 



Micropyrum Link, 166. 



Microstegium Nees, 52. 



Microthuareia Thouars, 83. 



Miegia Pers., 202. 



Miliarium Moench, 102. 



Milium £., 96, 102. 

 efl'usum L., 102. 



Millet, 76. 



Miquelia Nees, 110. 



Miracle Wheat, 185. 



Miscaii thus Anderss., 44, 49. 

 saccaritiorus Hack., 49. 

 Sinensis Anderss., 49. 



Mnesithea Kunth, 53. 



Molineria Pari., 115, 119. 



Moliuia Schrank, 139, 153. 

 cserulea Moench, 154. 



Monachyron Pari. , 77. 



Monadelphous. Said of stamens 

 whose filaments are united, 

 forming a tube around the 

 pistil. 



Monandraira'Desv., 120. 



Monanthochloe" Engel, 137, 146. 

 littoralis Engel, 146. 



Monerma Beauv., 170, 174. 



subulata RJmi. & Schult., 174. 



Monocarpic. Fruiting only once. 



Monocera Ell., 129. 



Monoehsete Doll., 126, 131. 

 fastigiata Doll., 131. 



Monoecious. Having the stamens 

 and pistils borne in separate flow- 

 ers but on the same plant. 



Monoi, 63. 



Monopodial. Where the main 

 axis continues to extend in the 

 line of previous growth at the 

 same time that similar lateral 

 growths are produced below in 

 acropetal succession. 



Monopogon Presl, 124. 



Mucronate. Terminating in a 

 small projecting point. 



Muhlenbergia Schreb., 96, 103. 



Munroa Torrey, 137, 146. 

 squarrosa Torr., 146. 



Myriachceta Zoll., 69. 



Myriostachya, 154. 



Nardurus Reichenb., 166. 

 NardusL., 170, 172. 



stricta L., 172. 

 NassellaZtesa., 95, 102. 

 NastusJ?m., 200, 204. 



Borbonicus Gmelin, 204. 

 Navicula. Boat-shaped. 

 Namcularia Raddi, 77 

 Nemastachys Steud., 51. 

 Nephelochloa Boiss , 143, 163. 



