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Nimble Will. wo.cT. 



Nitidinn. Sliiniii^r or ^^lossv. 



Noildiu;; Frsciu'. I«« ..117. 



No(l«'. hi ;i:rass«'s t\\v point of tlw^ 

 strm from which ori^^iuatr the 

 h'lif-shraths aiul hrauchcs. The 

 limits of the intr'rnodes. Tiie 

 swelling' at tiie nodes may be 

 in thestem itself or in the basal 

 portion of tlie leafsheatli. 



No(liH«»rum. Fh)\verin<r or tlower- 

 hearinir at th<^ nodes. 



Xovji'-An^^lia'. New Kn«iland. 



Nutans. Nodding. 



Oat-grass, ]?laek. 7H...iyr>. 

 >[eadow. III...Ki. 

 Mountain. II I... 85. 

 Silkv. ll*i...S4. 

 Wild. li:i...S->. 

 Yellow. 82. 



Oats. II0...88. 



01)lon<r. Longer than broad with 

 the sides nearly parallel. 



Obovate. Inverted' egg-shaped, — 

 the point of attachment being 

 at tlie narrower end of the 

 ovate form. 



Obtusata. Obtuse. 



Odoratuju. Fragrant. 



Offieinarum. Of an officinal charac- 

 ter. Officinal. 



Officinal. Applied to i)lants used in 

 medicine or the arts. 



Old Witch-grass. »7...48. 



Oligantha. Few-flowered. 



Oligostachya. Few-spiked. 



Orchard-grass. I lO...!!)-!. 



Oryza. 58. 



sativa Linn. 59. 



Oryze.!*:. 58. 



Oryzoides. Rice-like. 



Ovary. The lower portion of the 

 pistil which contains the seed. 



Ovate. Egg-shaped. 



Ovatum. Ovate or egg-shaped. 



Oxylepis. Sharp scale, referring to 

 the very acute or sharp-pointed 

 glumes— Eragrostis oxylepis. 



Palea. The prophyllum of the flow- 

 ering branch'of a spikelet. The 

 palea is usually two-keeled, 

 with its back toward tiie ra- 

 chilla in several - flowered 

 spikelets, or opposed to the 

 second glume in one-flowered 

 spikelets. 



Pallida. Pale. 



Palustre. Marshy. Growing in marshy 

 places. 



Pampas-grass. 92. 



Panicace.e. 13. 



Panice.e. 28. 



Panicle. A loose and more or less 



l)ranche(l inflorescence, with 

 pedicellate flowers or spikelets. 

 Paniculate. In a panicle. 

 Panicum. The Latin name. ;<<). 



agr.)stoi(les MuhL, :i:i...4l. 



agrostoides var. elongatum. Ill 

 ...42. 



anceps Michx., :i*^...41. 



angustifolium A7/., 17, -1W...48. 



autumnale, y;o.sr. 44. 



baibulatum Mirh.r., 5.'i, 54. 



capillaro Lhm., »7...4:i. 



capillare var. campestre G<itt., :tH 

 ...44. 



capillare var. geniculatum Srrifjii. 

 44. 



capillare var. minimum. :m>...44. 



ciliatum El/., .'5W...51. 



clandestinum Linn., i:i...4r.. 



clandestinum var. pedunculatum 

 A. Gni!>,4VK 



colonum Linn., JI0...4(). 



commutatuni Schxh.. .'>0...49, 54. 



consanguineum. 17, l'*i...48. 



crus-galli Linn., 20...39. 4(». 



depauperatum Mulil., 10...49. 



dichotomum Linn., 80, 49,54,55. 



diciiotomum pubescens. .»)§...52. 



ditfusum Piir.oh. 45. 



elongatum Pnr.^Ii. 42. 



filiforme Linn . 2W...39. 



flexile Scrihn., I0...44. 



gibbum EIL, ai...4(). 



glabrum fiandin. 27. ..89. 



hians EU.. II... 45. 



lanuginosum Ell., 52. 



latifolium Walter. I."*.. .47. 



laxifloruin Lam., .'55...5L 



lonu:ipedunculatum Scribn., «l... 

 58. 



microcarpon MuhL, .Ta, .'»1....5(). 



neuranthum Vasfni. 49. 



nitidum Lam., 49, 58. 



nodiflorum Lam., i>»...54, 55. 



ovatum Xets. 82. 



Philadelphicum lio-nh., 44. 



proliferuin Lan\, »«...48. 



pubescens L<nn., 5w...r)2, .54. 



ramulo8um Mich.r., «0...54, 55. 



sanguinale Linn., 58«...88. 



scoparium Lnm.. 47, 48. 



scoparium var. angustifolium 

 Vasi'f/. 48. 



scoparium va**. genuinum. 48. 



scoparium major Vns^ff. 48. 



scoparium var. pauciflorum. i«... 

 48. 



sphserocarpon Ell.. 5<\ .'»l. :i'2. 



verrucosum Mufil., 4*.J...45. 



virgatum Linn., :i.'»...42. 



viscidum Ell., «1...4().51. 

 Panicum Walteri Pair., Jo. ..47, 5<), 54. 

 Papilhe. Minute nipple-like pro- 

 jections. 

 Papillate. Bearing minute nipple- 

 shaped projections. 



