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five-nerved, and shorter than the spikelet. Outer palea smooth, 

 five-nerved, awnless. Inner palea with the marginal nerves finelj 

 fringed. 



"Seed." The "seed" is barge-shaped, flattened, and from 



Fig. 121. Left to right — Loliurn temu- Fig. 122. Lolium perenne (left) and 



lenium, L. italictim, L. perenne and L. italicum (right) with enlarged 



Agropyrum repens for comparison. spikelet of the latter. About £ 



About \ nat. size. nat. size. 



5 to 8 mm. long. Outer palea smooth, with a rounded or simply 

 pointed apex where the central nerve is just noticeable. The 

 rachilla is flattened and usually pressed close to the inner palea; 

 its upper transverse section is either elliptical or rhomboidal in 



