f 



J 





220 



rOI'llw\H FLORA. 



roniimm tfciu'm, ciirli witli several Hpccif?* : the i»(ii'ts are t(»<) wnmll and (lilljcult lur t'tio 

 vouiil; Nlinli'iit. 



I'diI I iclli (I mill 3 Hi'i'di'd. Loaves H.it niid liiiiry, {[jt'citfu') WodD-UtrHir. 



I'uil J L'fllt'il, iiiiiiiy ht'i'tli'il. Luiivt'H ^fiit rally tluciul-Hliitpcd, or lumo at all, (Juii<:uit) Klmii. 



104. SBDaiH FAMILY. Onl.r CYl'Kll.VCK.K 



A lai'^'e family uf i;ii>li-like or ( Jrass-like |»laiiH, iMcliKliii;^ tlie Skixiks, (''i,t'nui'.sHi;s, 

 Bii.ui'suKH, and the like, wliicli have nn ]teiiantli, lait the lloweis, edllected in heads dc 

 sjiikes, are eaeh in the axil oj'asin^^le j^'hinie in the lurni ol'a ehall' «>i' scale. 'I'liesc pkmt.s 

 aic much too dilliciilt lor the voting' hcLjiniu'i'. 



105. GRASS FAMILY. Onl.,- ciJAMlXK.R 



'Die true (h'Asscs make a hiiije and most imiioitaiit laiiiily of jthmts, Mitli straw stenin 

 (calh'd ciihii'j, <)!); leaves with open shcailis; and llowd's with 2-ranked illumes or 

 chaHy scales, a pair to eaidi flower, and anolliei' pair to cich spikelet. It includes not 

 only the veiy numerous kinils of true (Irasscs, hut also of Com. /.(■., the Cereal u'lains, of 

 which WiiMAT, 15aiii.i;v, Kyi;, Oats, Hick, and MA[/i:or 1 ndian-Ccjun are the principal ; 

 also SutJAii-CANt:, 13uooM-Coux or (jIlixk.v-L'oun, and Milllit. 



S E U J K S I r. 



FLOWERLKSS OR CRYPTOCIAMOUS PLANTS. 



Plants (Icstitnte of flower.^, and propnj,'ated by spores instead of seeds. See 

 /•art 1., Par. 165, 308, 312-314. 



CLASS Iir.—ACKOGEXS. 



This class includes the Feuns, the noRsicTAii.s, and the Ci.un Mosses. 



CLASS IV.— AXOPIIYTES. 

 This class includes the Mosses and the Liverworts. 



CLASS v.— TIIALLOPHYTES. 

 lucludes the Lichens, the Alg^ or Seaweeds, and the Fungi or Mushroous. 



