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VARIOUS F()< )D-PLANTS 







Fri;. 114. — Suf^ar-caiio (Socchin-un} ojl'ic i n a n i m, ilniss i'^'ainily. ('ira}n/}irir). 

 Plant in flower. A, part of .^pikc, showing Icn.ij; silky hairs. />'. .spikolrt 

 detached. C, flower, showing stamens, pistil and lodiriiii-s at the base. 

 (Bentley and Trinien.) — Perennial, attaining a height of 1 ni.; stem 

 variously colored, 2-5 cm. thick. 



