128 SHAPES OF “SEEDS” [CH. 
Lolium perenne, Festuca elatior. If this “boat” is long 
and narrow it may be termed barge-shaped, e.g. Brachy- 
Fig. 44. Aira cespitosa. The Fig. 45. Phleuwm pratense. Mil- 
minute ‘‘ seed” (nat. size) is seen let-seed type. a, ‘‘seed,”’ nat. 
to the right, and the caryopsis size; b, ditto, xabout 7; d, 
(nat. size) to the left of c, the caryopsis, nat. size; c, ditto, 
caryopsis, x 8. a and b, the x7. The rounded caryopsis 
**seed,” x10. The basal awn in b is only loosely covered by 
is about as long as the palea, one palea. Nobbe. 
and the rachilla is very hairy. 
Nobbe. 
podium sylvaticum, &c. (Figs. 71, 72): if short, broad, and 
open or shallow, the term coracle-shaped seems to apply, 
e.g. Bromus arvensis (Fig. 73). 
Fig. 46. Boat-shaped ‘‘ seed” of Glyceria fluitans. a, nat. size; b and 
c, x about 6. d, caryopsis, x about 10. Note the 5—7 strong 
nerves, and the slender cylindrical rachilla. Cf. Figs. 57 and 58, 
Nobbe. 
