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THE DICTIONARY OF GARDENING, 



Stipa continued. 



twisted, flexuous, very slenderly pubescent, five times longer than 

 the glumes. , h. 3ft. Spain, 1823. 



S. juncea (Rush-like). /., glumes subulate, one-third longer than 

 tne perianth, the lower ones slightly larger ; perianth nearly five 

 lines long, naked above; bristles twisted, plicate, pilose, six 

 times longer than the glumes ; anthers bearded. A, 3ft. South- 

 west Europe, 1772. 



S. Lasiagrostis (Lasiagrostis).* jl. shortly stipitate; spikelets one- 

 flowered ; glumes two, exceeding the flowers ; panicle thickened, 



Stipa continued. 

 S. tcnacissima (very tenacious). 



Esparto Grass, fl. stipitate ; 



paleae membranous, the lower one bifid at apex; panicles 

 spicate, branched, clustered or divaricate. I. convolute, filiform. 

 South Europe. A tall grass. SYN. Ifacrochloa tenacissiina. 



STIPE (from stipes, a stalk). A term used in various 

 senses, viz. : 1. The erect, cylindrical stem of a Palm or 

 of a Tree-fern, bearing the persistent leafstalks, or the 

 leaf-soars ; in this sense it is equal in meaning to "caudex." 



FIG. 536. ERYTHRINA INDICA PARCELLI, showing Glandular Bodies in place of Stipela. 



branched diffuse. I. flat. Culm often branched. South Europe. 

 Plant tall, erect, showy. SYN. Latiayrostis Calamayrostis. 

 S. pennata (feathery).* Feather Grass, fl., glumes more than 

 double the length of the perianth, the lower 'ones th -larger" 

 perianth more than iin. long, naked above ; bristles twisted 

 plicate, plumed above, eight times longer than the glumes 

 anthers naked, h 2ft. Europe (said to have been found in 

 Britain, but this is doubtful). This plant has been lon<* grown in 

 gardens : according to Gerarde, the fadies used to wearthe beau- 

 tifully feathered beards as feathers. See Fig. 535 



2. A prolongation of the floral axis between any two 

 whorls of a flower, e.g., between the calyx and corolla 

 (as in Silene), when it is better called " Anthophore," 

 or between the stamens and pistil (as in Geum rivale), 

 forming a " Gynophore," or, when the fruit is ripe, or 

 "Carpophore." 3. The stalk that supports the pileus a 

 cap of Mushrooms (which see). 4. The leafstalk in 

 Ferns. 



