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Index and Glossary. 



Deschampsia flexuosa Tr in., lot ...81. 



Diarrhena. Greek, Twice male — sta- 

 mens two. 101. 

 Americana Beam-., 137. ..101. 



Dichotoma. Dichotomous. Dichot- 

 omum. Forked. Twice-branch- 

 ed. 



Diffusa. Diffuse. Diffusum. Spread- 

 ing, or loosely and widely ex- 

 panded. ' 



Digitate. Radiating from a common i 

 point, or like the fingers on the 

 hand. i 



Dilatatum. Expanded or dilated; I 

 usually broadened and becom- 

 ing leaf-like. i 



Dioecious. Said of plants having ^ 

 staminate and pistillate flow- 

 ers which are borne upon sepa- ; 

 rate individuals. 



Distichous. Distichum. Two-ranked. 

 In pairs. Arranged in twos, or 

 in two rows on opposite sides of 

 a common axis. 



Divergent. Spreading widely. When 

 like parts incline very much 

 away from each other. Di- 

 verging. 



Dog's-tail, Crested. 105. 



Drop-seed. Mexican. !!*3...68. 



Eatonia. After Eaton, an American 

 botanist. 98. 



Dudley i Vase". 135... 100. 



filiformis Vaseii. 133... 99. 



obtusata G-my.' 131... 100. 



Pennsvlvanica Gran. 133. ..99. 

 Elata. Tall. 

 Elatior. Taller. 

 Elatius. Tall. 



Elegans. Elegant. Beautiful. 

 Eleusine. 90. 



Indica Gc^rtn. ISO... 90. 

 Elliptical. Oval or in the form of an 



ellipse. 

 Elongata. Elongatum. Elongated. 



Extended or lengthened out. 

 Elymus. Greel\ Rolled up, or en- 

 veloped. 125. 



Canadensis Lini}., 183... 126. 



Canadensis Linn., var. glaucifo- 

 lius, Grmi. 126. 



Hvstrix Linn., S85...127. 



striatus WiVd., l!*1...127. 



striatus WilUl. var. villosus. 127. 



Virginicus Linn., 1'^3...126. 

 Emarginate. Slightly notched at 



the summit. 

 Embryo. The young jDlant as it 



exists in the seed. 

 English Blue-grass. 113. ..107. 

 Eragrostis. Greek, Lovely grass. 94. 



capillaris Xees., 13N...96. 



Frankii Metjer., 125... 96. 



major Host'., 121... 97. 



minor Host., 97. 



Eragrostis oxylepis Torr., 130...97. 



pectinacea Graij., 131. ..98. 



pilosa Beam:, 127... 96. 



Purshii Schrad, 12«...96, 97. 



rep tans Xees., 123... 95. 



tenuis Gray., 129...98. 

 Erianthus. Greek, Wool flower. 17. 



alopecuroides Ell., 5. ..19. 



brevibarbis Michx., 3... 18, 20. 



contortus Ell., A. ..19. 



strictus Baldw., 2. ..18. 

 Euchlsena. 13. 



luxurians. 13. 



Mexicana Schrad. 13. 

 Eulalia Japonica Trin. 16. 

 Evanescent. Disappearing, applied 

 to veins which do not reach the 

 margins. 

 Evergreen-grass. 111... 83. 

 Excurrent. Projecting, or running 

 out beyond. 



False. Appearing like something 

 which it is not. 

 Red-top. 122... 94. 

 Fasciculate. In bundles originating 



froin or near the same point. 

 Feather-grass. 121... 91. 

 Fescue, Creeping. 115. 

 Meadow. 162. ..116. 

 Nodding. 166.. .117. 

 Red. 115. 

 Sheep's. 160...115. 

 Short's. 165. ..116. 

 Slender. 158. ..114. 

 Tennessee. 161. ..115. 

 Festuce^. 91. 



Festuca. Latin, Stalk, straw. An- 

 cient name of some kind of 

 grass. 113. 

 arundinacea Schreb. 116. 

 elatior Zi»??., 162...116. 

 elatior Linn. var. arundinacea. 



161. ..116. 

 elatior Linn. var. pratensis. 163 



...116. 

 Myurus Linn., 159. ..115. 

 nutans Willd.. 166... 117. 

 ovina Linn., 160. ..115. 

 pratensis Huds. 116. 

 rubra Linn., var. glaucescens 



Hackl., 161. ..115. 

 Shortii Wood.. 165. ..116. 

 tenella Willd., 158. ..114. 

 Filament. In grasses, the thread- 

 like stalk which supports the 

 anthers. 

 Filiform. Thread-like. 

 Filiforme, Filiformis. Thread-like. 

 Fimbriated. Fringed. 

 Flavescens. Yellow, Yellowish. 

 Flexile. Easilv bent, but elastic. 



Flexible.' 

 Flexuosa. Flexuose. 

 Flexuose. Wavy or bending gradu- 

 ally in opposite directions. 



