127. Lol ion of the axis of a 
re ‘to whieh Ge attached & eiisier en witht the e oe A port orets expanded, a he 
- 6, anterior si rh Df a = le floret; ¢ dots view of a a c 
n Bul. 7 , and fig. 587, in Bul. lustrate other species o: of Loliu 
127, LOLIUM Linn. Sp. Pl. 83. 1753. Spikelets seeder oc a pearing de 
sessile in alternate notches of the continuous rachis, on scrote h spike- 
let ines’ against the rachis; rachilla articulated be between flo cae Empty 
: at the base of the spikelet 1 oh in the terminal ike) , on the side away 
m. the rachis (exterior), shorter than, or exceeding the florets; flowering 
glumes rounded on the back, 5- é 7-nerved, nerves converging above, apex 
obtuse, acute, or awned. Palea 2-keeled. Stamens 3. Styles very short, dis- 
tinet; plumose. Grain smooth, adherent to the palea. ual or 
perennial grasses, with simple erect culms, fiat leaves and —- terminal * 
sp es. 
ies 6, in Europe, North America, and Fp anes Asia. Two, With sey- 
on varieties, introduced into the United States. 
