55 
Fic. 37. Anthoxanthum o um L. SWEET VERNAL-GRASS.—4«, A spike- 
let; b, the same with the phere aponcode Panay es essa ving the awned 2d and 3d 
— e, flowering glume, inclosing the pistil, which project 
37. ANTHOXANTHUM res Sp. Pl. 28. 1753. Spikelets hermaphrodite, 
1-flowered, narrow, somewhat ressed. Glumes 5, the Ist and 2d empty, 
unequal, awnlees, ér mueronate-pointed: Lanier ss 4th empty; 8 egpehrer 
ed w wned be shorter than the — 
clot 
others, hyaline, broadly obtnse,8 awnless. riot () narrower, euarved tonkaeed 
ume. Stamens 2. Styles distinct. Grain oblong, inclosed 
within the a glume and palea, ea, free. Aromatic annual or perennial grasses, 
Zhe, nieles 
Species 3 or 4. European. — 
