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Fic. 107. Melica mutica Walt. (M, glabra Mx.) ry ikelet; b, a palea; 
& Aetna yaa to 261, in Bul. 7, and den to’ 528, in Bul, 17, illustrate 
other species of Me 
is Sale sane 1768. Spikelets 2 to several-flowered, terete 
107. MELICA Linn 
or slightly flattened: we 
ttile florets, cn ring 2 or 3 empty, often ¢: lub-shaped or r cucullate 
glumes at the apex. Empty glumes at the base of the spikelet 2, unequal, mem- 
branaceous, awnless, 3- to 5-ne nerved; flowering glumes larger, rounded on the 
scarious, “8 - Palea 
3. Styles distinct; stigmas plum 
Grain free. Perennials, with usually soft, flat leaves, A suai ceineieia ts in 
ly ] les, sometimes simply se 
more throughout the temperate zone. Some apc belong 
tthe United tates chiefly fn the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast 
