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Seed of 



lolium italioum suttoni 



{SutUnVs Italian Rye Orass.) 



LOLIUM ITALICUM SUTTONL 



SUTTON'S ITALIAN RYE GRASS. 



Annual or biennial. Eoot fibrous. Stems 2 to 4 

 feet, erect, stout, smooth. Leaves long, broad, glab- 

 rous, and succulent; sbeatbs 

 slightly rough ; ligule short 

 and obtuse, Spikelets many- 

 flowered, sessile, distichous on 

 a long rachis. Upper empty 

 glume only present in the 

 terminal spikelet ; lower 

 empty glume persistent, lan- 

 ceolate, obtuse, scarcely 

 reaching to middle of spike- 

 let. Flowering glumes lanceo- 

 late. Awn almost as long 

 as glume. Palea cihate at 

 base. Flowers June and July. Not known in a wild 

 state. 



ANALYSIS. 



Front and side views magnified 

 7 diameters. 



