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Fig. 291. Bromus secalinus L. Chess or Cheat. An erect 

 anuual 6 to 9 din. high, with nat leaves, more or less expanded 

 panicles, and turgid, short-awned spikelets, which are pendulous 

 in fruit. Naturalized in cultivated and waste grounds, especially 

 in grain fields. [Europe and Asia.] June-August. 



