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Botanical Section 



[PT I 



often thickened, or bulbous, and sometimes coloured like the 

 roots. Sheath split, with on!}' a slight keel, usually glabrous 

 but sometimes hairy, especially near the nodes. Blade rolled 

 in the shoot, long, rather thin, and narrow in proportion to 

 length; broadest in middle, acuminate above, tapering below; 



Fig. 40. Spike-like panicles of (a) Meadow Foxtail, and (b) Slender Foxtail. 

 About nat. size. 



upper surface almost ribless, usually hairy, and downwards rough 

 near apex; lower surface .slightly keeled at base of blade. There 

 are no auricles and the ligule is blunt. A variety of this species 

 with the lower internodes very much thickened is a troublesome 

 weed on some cultivated soils. It is known as " Onion Couch/' 

 See Fig. 54. 



