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ARRHENATHERUM AVENACEUM. 



Beauvois. Hookee and Gebville. Lindlbt. Babington. 



PLATK XXVIII. 



Arrhenatherum elatior, 



" bulhosum, 



Avena elatior. 



a It 



" nodosa, 

 " precaforia, 

 SolcuH avenaceus. 



Oramen buHosum nodosnm, 

 " caninum nodosum, 



Koch. 



LiNDLET. DUSTAL. 



LiNNJsus. Hudson. Cuetis. 

 Maettn. Cullttm. Scheebbb. 

 Leees. Witheeing. Eelhan. 

 Hull. Abbot. 



CULLUM. 



Thuill. 



Smith. Hookee. Geeville. 



SCOPOLI. WlGSBES. SiBTHOEP. 



Knapp. Sinclaie. Scheadbe. 

 Eeichenbach. 



LOBEL. 



Gbeaede. 



The Oat-like Grass. 



Arrhenatherum — Male-awn. 



Avenaeenm — Of oats. 



Aeehbnatheeum. Beauvois. — There is only a solitary example of this 

 genus in this country, namely, the Arrhenatlierv/m avena^eum. It has the 

 habit of the Oat Grass, yet differing in the number and structiire of its 

 florets. The name is derived from two Greek words, signifying male and 



A PRODUCTIVE agricultural Grass, especially on clayey soil, 

 yet a species but little grown in this country. It will thrive 

 well under trees, and is sometimes a troublesome weed in corn 



fields. 



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