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THE COMPLETE GKAZIER. 



BOOK x. 



and withered. If panicles in the three stages before flowering, in 

 bloom, and after flowering are placed side by side, it is at first 



/ m 



/I Nat. size. 



Fig, 409. "Seed" of Poa 

 nemoralis sempervirens 



(Evergreen Meadow Grass). 



Front and side views, 

 magnified 12 diameters. 



Fig. 410. Yellow Oat Grass. 



Aveua flavescens. 



difficult to believe that they belong to the same plant. Avena 

 flavescens is a valuable grass both for forage and for hay. It 



Nat. size. 



Fig. 411. Yellow Oat Grass. 



Avena flavescens. 



Fig. 412. "Seed" of 

 Avena flavescens 



(Yellow Oat Grass). 



Front and side views, 

 magnified 8 diameters. 



occurs naturally in pastures, hayfields, and water-meadows, in all of 

 which it is a desirable constituent. Its " seed " (fig. 412) is costly, and 



