HOW TO STUDY THE GRASSES. 77 



Figure f33 lllnstriitcs wliiit should 1k' soon. At ? iiro the onfer 

 (jhnncs, lookiiij; nnich alike iu sluii)o and size. At the haao one 

 tipljears to he a trllle iusld(( of the other. They are ti|»])ed with 

 .1 iiinci'onafv awn, and are n'/idfc on the hack. If cut in two 

 crosswise, tin* section of a glume appears in shape inncli like ii 

 hroad letter \. At tho Ihiso of the letter is a ril). Such glumes 

 are /I'cr/n/. 



At '? is the lloral glume, covering tho jxdcn, which is ratlier 

 snndlcr. Still ■witliin tho palca, if tlie speeinuMi he in flower, may 

 he secMi three sU'udi'r Jrlamenfs, each hearing an toillwr at tlio 

 extremity. At tho center is a small ovary, from tln^ top of Avhicli 

 spread two fcsathery .s7/^/»^^s'. Turn totiic [lagc whcn^ Phlvnm. 

 prdfensc, L. is descrihed, if yon have not ali'cady done so. 



Do not hurry, hut try hard to understand evcrytiiing as you 

 proceed, and whenever you come to a word wiiich i ; not under- 

 stood, consult the glossary or some other jtortion of tlie hook. 

 Tn a not(> hook nuike a list of all the new technical Avords, per- 

 ha[ts with their delinitions, and fre([uently study them over like 

 a spelling lesson, till they hecome familiar. AVitli this thorough- 

 ness on the start, you will very soon master the difliculties and 

 progress Avill ho certain and satisfactory. Ivcview often and thus 

 hecome "well acquainted with the first lessons. This review may 

 not he so interesting as advanced lessons, hnt it is time spent in 

 a very prolitahle nninner. 



The heginner is likely to hurry and run over too much ground. 

 He is almost certain not to understand what he looks over. lie 

 hecomes superficial, and often fancies he is learning a good deal, 

 wlu'U in reality he possesses scarcely anv definite information of 

 value. 



The following are suggested as desirahle grasses for tho 

 beginner to study : Hay or rye-grass, Lolinm, rpiack grass and 

 wheat, harlcy, rye, wild rye. It makes no difTercnce which is 

 taken up first. The reader will soon see that those last named 



