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INDEX AND GLOSSARY OF TERMS. 



Lophopogon tridentatus Hack., 56. 

 Loudetia Hochst.. 124. 

 Luccea Kuuth, 57. 

 Ludolfia Willd., 202. 

 Luziola Juss., 86, 87. 

 Lycurus Kunth, 96, 104. 

 Lygeum L., 87, 91. 

 spartum L., 91. 



Macrochloa Kunth, 102. 



tenddssima Kunth, 101. 

 Macroblepharus Philippi, 154. 

 Maillea Purl., 97, 106. 



Urvillei Parl. , 106. 

 Maize, 38, 40. 



Cuzco, 40. 



Horse-tooth, 40. 



Husk, 40. 



Pearl, 40. 



Sugar, 40. 



uses of, 41. 



Maltebrunia Kunth, 86, 88. 

 Manisuins L., 53. 

 Manisuris Sw., 45, 54. 



granularis Sw., 54. 

 Matrella Pers., 67. 

 MAYORS, 34, 36. 

 Mays Giirtu., 38. 

 Meadow Fescue, 166. 

 Meadow Foxtail, 107. 

 Megalachne Steud., 144, 169. 



Berteroniana Steud.. 169. 

 Megalachne Thwaites, 117. 

 Megaatachya Beauv., 154. 

 Melocalamus Benth., 201, 209. 



compactiflorus Benth. , 209. 

 Melocanna Trin., 202, 211. [211. 



bambusoides Trin., 193, 199, 

 Melanocenchris Nees, 126, 132. 

 MelicaZ,., 141, 157. 



ciliata L., 157. 



uutans L., 157. 

 Melinis Beauv., 68. 



minutiflora Beauv., 69. 

 Melinum Link, 88. 

 Merabrauaceous (or Membranous). 

 Thin and flexible, and usually 

 translucent, like a membrane. 

 Meoschium Beauv., 55. 

 Merisa, 59. 



Merostachys Sprengl, 200, 203. 

 Mesquite, 131. 

 Mibora Adam., 97, 107. 



verna Adans., 107. 

 Michelami Dum., 168. 

 Micraira F. Mull, 115, 118. 



subulifolia Mull., 118. 

 Michrochloa Brown, 125, 128. 



setacea Brown, 128. 

 Microkeua Brown, 92. 



Micropyrum Link, 166. 



Microstegium Nees, 52. 



Microthuareia Thouars, 83. 



Miegia Pers., 202. 



Millar ium Moench, 102. 



Milium L., 96, 102. 

 ell'usum L., 102. 



Millet, 76. 



Miquelia Nees, 110. 



Miracle Wheat, 185. 



Miscanthus Anderss., 44, 49. 

 saccariflorus Hack., 49. 

 Sinensis Anderss., 49. 



Mnesithea Kunth, 53. 



Molineria Parl., 115, 119. 



Moliuia Schrank, 139, 153. 

 caerulea Moench, 154. 



Monachyron Parl. , 77. 



Monadelphous. Said of stamens 

 whose filaments are united, 

 forming a tube around the 

 pistil. 



MonandrairaDesv., 120. 



Monanthochloe" Engel, 137, 146. 

 littoralis Engel, 146. 



Monerma Beauv., 170, 174. 



subulata Rom. & ScJiult., 174. 



Mouocarpic. Fruiting only once. 



Monocera, Ell., 129. 



Monochsete Doll., 126, 131. 

 fastigiata Doll., 131. 



Monoecious. Having the stamens 

 and pistils borne in separate flow- 

 ers but on the same plant, 



Monoi, 63. 



Monopodial. Where the main 

 axis continues to extend in the 

 line of previous growth at the 

 same time that similar lateral 

 growths are produced below in 

 acropetal succession. 



MonopogonPres], 124. 



Mucronate. Terminating in a 

 small projecting point. 



Muhleubergia Schreb., 96, 103. 



Munroa Torrey, 137, 146. 

 squarrosa Torr., 146. 



MyriachataTM\\., 69. 



Myriostachya, 154. 



Nardurus Reichenb. , 166. 

 Nardus L., 170, 172. 



stricta L., 172. 

 NassellaDes., 95, 102. 

 NastusJiws., 200. 204. 



Borbonicus Gmelin, 204 

 Navicula. Boat-shaped. 

 Navicularia Raddi, 77 

 Nemastachys Steud., 51. 

 Nephelochloa Bom , 143, 163. 



