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solid. Leaves all 3- ranked with an entire sheath. Flowers 



s n 



FIG. zij. Typfia (reed-mace, cat's tail, bulrush). I. showing habit of 

 plant; r, rhizoids ; s, staminate ; p, pistillate portion of inflorescence. II. 

 staminate. III. pistillate flower. IV. pollen grains cohering in tetrads. 



FIG. 218. Unisexual flower of Care* 

 (after Eichler) ; u, utricle ; a, axis. 



FIG. 219. Flower of Cyperus, 

 with the parts separated. 



in the axils of glumes ; perianth of bristles, hairs, or none, 



