we 
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ones collateral; lower glume sometimes want- 
ing. Palets shorter than the glumes, the lower 
enclosing the upper.—@. Leaves narrow and 
flattened. Spikelets solitary, immersed into 
alternate excavations of the rachis, the inflores- 
cence representing a slender spike. 
1. L. wcurvatus Trin. Tiburon. Marin 
County. Spring. 
Native of the Mediterranean region. 
34, Lolium L. _ Darnel. 
Spikelets o-flowered, flowers imbricate, dis- 
tichous. Glumes 2, blunt, the posterior often 
wanting. Palets 2: the lower concave, some- 
times aristate; upper 2-carinate with the cary- 
opsis adhering. Leaves flattened. Spikelets 
solitary, immersed into alternate excavations 
of the rachis, placed edgewise with it, and rep- 
resenting a single spike. 
1. L. perenne L. Glume much shorter 
than the spikelet.—2. Common. Summer. 
Native of Europe, but frequently escaped 
from cultivation. 
2. L.remuLentum L. Glume as long as the 
spikelet.—©. Common. Spring. | 
Has the reputation of being a narcotic poi- 
son, but varies considerably in regard to inten- 
sity and character of the symptoms caused by 
it. 
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