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Fig. 290. Bromus inermis Leyss. Smooth Bkome or Hunga- 

 rian Brome-grass. An erect perennial 6 to 15 dm. high, with 

 creeping rootstocks, open panicles 12 to 18 cm. long, and five- to 

 nine-flowered, awnless spikelets 2 to 3 cm. long. A native of 

 Europe, introduced and cultivated in many parts of the United 

 States for bay. June, July. 



