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AGROSTIS ALBA-VAR. STOLONIFERA. 



FIORIN, OR CREEPING BENT GRASS. 



Seed of 

 agrostis alba- 

 var. stolonifera. 

 iFioTin, oT Creeping Bent Grass.) 



Eoots creeping, rootstock perennial and stolon- 

 iferous. Stems 6 inches to 3 feet. Leaves numerous, 

 flat, and usually scabrid ; sheath 

 rough ; ligule long and acute. 

 Panicle spreading, with whorled 

 branches. Spikelets one-flowered, 

 small. Empty glumes larger 

 than flowering glumes, unequal, 

 smooth, and awnless. Flower- 

 ing glumes slightly hairy at the 

 base, with occasionally a minute 

 awn. Palea minute and cloven 

 at the point. Flowers from 

 July to September. Grows in 

 pastures and damp places 

 throughout Europe, Siberia, North Africa, and North 

 America. 



with and witliout the chaff. 

 Magnified 15 diameters. 



