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 lat to obluu^ ] 



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 — \ar coccinpa 

 w tl I 



hit 

 PLUMl, GRASS 



PLUMBAGO 

 of P ( , s s Dist nt, 



ce lon(,Pr 

 te 1 II e 

 Irop Am r 



Hort () Stem z t,7aff 

 LD n the mHor 

 1 p si ort petiole oi 

 long racci tl 



the X ert d I art f 

 Is Asa BM 'iO 

 Sal sb ) a forn 

 ( I S 1 183 Th s s 

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 It s also an excel 

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tht 1 



Fra u 11 J, v\ f, 



pla t ntei Pro] bj tti (, 



I It mate j nninp el tl e 



priujitiv \t-iu& juiueu Lu a. iitu\ e ruuiiiuj^ parallel wiiii 

 the margin : Us. in terminal 2-3-chotomous cymes : 

 bracts usually large and covering the young buds but 

 deciduous long before anthesis; corolla-tube cylindrical 

 throughout; stamens included, near the base of the 

 tube; disk wanting or fleshy and covering the tube of 

 the calyx: ovules in many series: follicles 2. The spe- 

 cies are much confused and imperfectly understood. 

 A. Fls. more or less rosy. 



rtibra, Linn. Prangipani. Low tree or shrub: Ivs. 

 5-8 in. long: cymes spreading : corolla-lobes broadly 

 oval, longer than the tube. Mex. to Guiana and Ecua- 

 dor ; naturalized in West Indies. B.R. 10:780 (fls. 

 chiefly golden, only the tips bright rose). B.M. 279. 

 AA. Fls. chiefly lohite or yellow. 

 B. Lvs. narrow, oblong -linear. 



Alba, Linn. Lvs. rounded or acuminate at top, revo- 

 lute at margin, toraentose beneath; veins rectangular- 

 transverse: fls. white. W. Indies. P. hypoleficn, Gas- 

 parr, is probably a color variety, with yellow flowers. 

 BB. Lvs. wedge-shapcil to lanceolate. 



acutifdlia, Poir. (P. acumiiutta, Ait.). Lvs. acumi- 

 nate, often 1 l't.(.r iiHH-c l..iit;'. :i in. wide, broadly lan- 

 eeolati-, « nil .1 in.; iipiim. in-,.: corolla-lobes oval. 

 Mex. I'.M I I I ill flushed from the cen- 



terwitli|,i' . /■ ' ."//<i of B.R. 2:114, witli 



its narr.n, m i ~ iumI .;..-.■, well-defined golden 



center, mu^i I,.- a .liir,-,f„t ^p,■^u,s. y,-] ji_ 



FdA (ancient Greek name for grass or foddi-il. (ii,!- 

 miiiew. About 100 species, natives of tempt-rati- and 

 cold regions, mostly perennial grasses of low growth. 

 Several species are cult, for forage or ornament. Spike- 

 lets 2-6-fld., in open panicles, empty glumes shorter 

 than the fl. -glumes, awnless; fl.-glumes keeled on back, 



pn I ra ceo s 

 d lotl 1 



arachn fera 1 



Ij rl 



forr 



He 



spa- 



II ter p t rt f,rass i tl o S tl Pasily 



I 1 p 1 fron tl otl pr spe e bj t contr icted 



1 ill p k I t 



prate s s 1 T t ky Blue Pk ss Iune 



( I 1 ra 1 1 1 opci Jallv 



4 k 11 n 1 f, 1 r mpty 



f,lu u 1 u 1 r 1 tt ^1 e 1 -y at 



1861. Junc-erass— Pea pratensis (X i4). Flower enlarged. 



base : culm usually 1-2 ft. high, forming a sod with its 

 copious rootstocks, its long, soft radical lvs. forming an 

 abundance of foliage. Native in the cooler regions of 

 the northern hemisphere.— A common pasture grass 

 through the middle portions of the United States. Its 

 most important horticultural use is for lawns, for 

 which purpose its habit and aggressiveness are emi- 

 nently adapted. 



triviilis, Linn. Rough-stalked Meadow Grass. 

 Resembles P. pi-nfmsis, from which it differs by hav- 



panicle nimi- '■ i •! n-' - in-i-adiiiL'. u^iiiilly imly 'J-tld. 



COnspicUciu-. ■ ! 1. .r"|ir, w-llrir jl j^ a |iriiUlijii-llt 



try, where it is n-coiiiiiu-iuled for wet pastures. A va- 

 riegated form is described. F.S. 16:1095. 



oompr^ssa, Linn. Known in the trade as Canada 



Blue Grass (tliough it is probably not native to t'an- 



y.\>i 



ids by rhi; 



Nati 



Europe and extensively naturalized in this country, be- 

 ing found in open and rather sterile soil.— It is of little 

 value as a pasture grass except possibly on sterile soil. 



nemorilis, Linn. Wn. -n ■\riMiMii Ci.i... A lufird 

 perennial without run I . i : , ' r i !, i,,ii- ini.l 



narrow, with short n n n. 



glumes 3-nerved, am ■- - I,im..|m' ami 



cooler parts of Ameriia. Ji i.^ lecouiuinuUd lur pa^uiiu 

 or lawn in shaded situations. 



P. amdbilis, Linn. See Eragrostis spectabilis.— P. aquatica, 

 Linn. See Glycerin grandis. a. S. HitCHCOCK. 



