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Fie. 1 sis L. KENTUCKY BLUE-GRASS.—a, A spikelet; 6, a 
ple hoes te oie tae the same, showing the long cobwebby hairs at the ager 
nh ribeye 2h in Bul. 7, and 533 to 562, in Bul, 17, illustrate other species 
e genus 
Linn. Sp. Pl. 67. 1753. Spikelets 2- to 6-fi taba the uppermost 
ower imperfect or rudimenta eat racks Na articu lated above empty glumes, 
gl te, 1- to Served, nineae panei 
or obtuse, awnless, Bnerved, carinate, falling with the 2-keeled palea and a 
t-hairy, often 
with a tuft of long cobwebby hairs ; at the base. Stamens 3. ‘Styles distinct; — 
stigmas plumose. | Sanchanaunre tee guna Mee 
Species about 120 in both hemispheres, chiefly in the e temperate and cooler 
eel Po asctpce Shea eo 
