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Orchard Grass — adulterated : (a) orchard grass ; (b) meadow fescue ; (c) 

 English rye-grass. The orchard grass seeds are distinguished from 

 the others by the slender, curved form. The meadow fescue and 

 rye-grass are distinguished by the difference in the section of the 

 *eed-cluster axis (rachilla segment) which each bears. 



•Fig. 63. 



Brome Grass — adulterated: (b) meadow fescue; (c) English rye-grass; 

 (d) chess or cheat. The brome-grass seeds are distinguished by their 

 greater length and flattened form. The seeds of chess (d) are some- 

 what cylindrical, due to being folded lengthwise. Tln:y are thus 

 thicker than the awnless brome-grass seed and sometimes are awned. 



•Adapted from Farmers' Bulletin 382. 



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