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FIRST BOOK OF GRASSES 



as here shown for the sake of comparison. The 

 palea is immediately above the lemma and the 

 flower immediately above the palea.] It will be seen 

 that the spikelet is theoretically a leafy flowering 

 branch with a jointed main axis, the flowers, except 



-SECOfJO 

 GLUMC 



Fig. 6. Diagram of a flowerini 

 branch. 



FlQ, 



-FIRST GLUME 



Diagram of a grass 

 spifc^let. 



the essential 

 elet is shown, 



for the minute lodicuIeSreduced 



organs. In Fig. 8 a typicfc glass" 



the lemmas and paleas ne§rly cloged. together and 



concealing the flowers. 



The spikelet is 'characteris tic j^ g^VP^ and is not 

 found in any other family ex^^th^t o^he sedges. 



