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Fig. 558. Poa tenerrima Scribn. I'. S. Dept. Agr., Div. Agios.. 

 Cir. 9:4. l!Si)9. Slendek-flowekkd Blue-grass. A very slen- 

 der, erect, cfespitose perennial, 3 to 5 dm. high, with short, filiform 

 leaves and spreading, capillary panicles 7 to 9 cm. long. Spike- 

 lets 3- to 4-Howered, about 7 mm. long with acnte empty glumes 

 and obtuse flowering glumes, which are smooth excepting for a 

 short, crisp pubescence near the base, and are about 4 mm. long. 

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