BE Lag Holeus lanatus ELVET-GRASS.—a, A spikelet; 6, the same 
hihe empty eivimes rem na | showing the curved awn of the second floret 
Bee curved joint of the rachilla ieee ~~ first floret; ec, upper portion of-a . 
sheath and lower portion of the leaf-bla 
p. PL. 1047. 1753. onaterapsen 2-flowered, the lower flower 
rnode of the rachilla, her- 
raised above the outer pede upon a inte 
maphrodii i e upper flower staminate (rarely hermap! lite), its 
a ear apex; rachilla articulated below ite hig 
glume bearing an awn ni 
glumes and also below the floral glumes. Empty glumes com fo 
, boat-sha: ped, | onger t than we florets. Stamens3. Annua we iceman 
Speen about 8, in Europe and Africa; one especies, Holcus lanatus L., often 
in meadows and lawns, has become widely dispersed. 
