886 



LV. GEAMINE^. 



Oat. "Wheat. 



Flower deprived of its Triaudrons flower 

 outer glumelle (mag.). (mag.). 



Oat {Avena saliva). Panicle. 



Oat. Expanded spikelet. Wheat. 



Q 6, glumes ; P.e^ outer glumelle, armed Portion of the 



with an awn, A ; P.i, inner gliunelle ; axis of the 



F.Sf abortive flower. - compound spike. 



Wheat. 

 Spikelet (mag.). 



Wheat. 



Inner glumelle 



(mag.). 



Oat. Diagram of a spikelet. 

 ei, QL, glumesl; B, B, palely A, abortive flower. 



OL, QL, glumes); 



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