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Fig". 48. Alopecuriis pratensis, L. — Meadow Fox-tail. A, the inflor- 

 escence, which is a dense, cylindrical, spike like panicle. B, 

 spikelet. The outer ciliate and nearly equal empty glumes are 

 spread apart above, revealing the upper portion of the awned 

 flowering glume, from whose oblique apex project the three 

 stamens and two feathery stigmas, y, the pistil entire, the ovary 

 below, the stigmas above, these connected by the long and slender 

 style. A', fruit. 



Fig. 49. Alopecuriis pratensis. — Meadow Fox-tail. Figure showing 

 habit of growth. To the left is a portion of a single stalk, 

 showing the very narrow spike-like panicle. 



