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Fig. 524, MELICA INFLATA Vasey, Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb p 
nari MELIC-GRASS.—An erect, leafy perennial 9-18 am. . y ane : 
bulbous at the base, with spreading, simple panicles 1 ae : 
) long, 2-4 mm. 
Spikelets (a) cay mm. (6/-9") pw 6- to 8-flowered; emp 
subacute, the first 3- to 5- nerved, the second 5- to 7- nerv pales 
(b) sonis mm. (4^) long, subacute eod i oblong-lanceolate. "^ 
rter than the glume, somewhat scabrous, € 
of Cal brute June, July. 
Allied to Melica bulbosa Thurb. (Fig. 522.) 
