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Index and Glossary. 



Paspalum. Greek, said to be an an- 

 cient name for Millet. 28. 

 altissiniuni Le Conte. 34. 

 arenarium Schrad. 35. 

 Boscianum Fhigge, 17... 33. 

 ciliatifolium yiichx.., 23... 34, 35. 

 conipressum Xees. 31. 

 deb lie Michx., 35. 

 dilatatum Poh:, 19. ..32. 

 distichum Linn., 24. ..31. 

 Floridanum Michx., 20...34. 

 fluitans Kunth, 15. ..30. 

 Hairy-flowered. 19...32. 

 laeve, J/r//./:., 91.. .34. 

 Iseve var. pilosum. 34. 

 longipedunculatum Le Conte, 33 



...35. 

 niacrospermum Flugge. 34. 

 membranaceum Walt., 16. ..30. 

 niucronatum MuhJ., 15. ..30. 

 platycaule Poir., 25,. .31. 

 pubiflorum glabrum Vasey^ IS... 32. 

 purpurascens bJlL, 33. 

 setaceum Michx., 35. 

 vaginatum Ell., l«...30. 

 Walterianum Schult., 16... 30. 

 Pauciflorum. Fe^v-flo^Yered. 

 Pearl Millet. 58. 



Pectinate. Finely and regularly 

 cleft or divided so as to resem- 

 ble the teeth of a comb. 

 Pedicel. The stalk of a flower or 



a spikelet. 

 Pedunculatum. Of the peduncle, or 

 furnished with a peduncle. Pe- 

 dunculated. 

 Pendula. Pendent, hanging down- 

 ward. 

 Pennisetum. Latin, Feather awn. 57. 



typhoideum Rich. 58. 

 Perennans. Perennial. 

 Perennial. Lasting three or more 

 years. Fruiting for several 

 years in succession. 

 Perennial Rye-grass. 175. ..121. 

 Perianth. The name given to the 

 floral envelope which encloses 

 or subtends the stamens and 

 pistils. The term embraces the 

 calyx and corolla of flowers 

 possessing these organs. 

 Pericarp. The outer covering of the 



grain or of fruits. 

 Persistent. Remaining attached af- 

 ter the fall of similar, or of 

 other parts with which it is 

 compared. 

 Phalaride.e. 61. 

 Phalaris. The ancient Greek nanie. 



61. 

 Phalaris arundinacea Linn., 70...62. 



Canariensis Linn., 69. ..61. 

 Phleum. The old Greek name. 69. 



pratense Linn., w7...70. 

 Phragmites. Greek, phragmos, a 

 hedge. 93. 



Phragmites, communis Trin., 93. 



Pigeon-grass. 62. ..56. 



Pilosa. Pilose. 



Pilose. Clothed with straight-soft 

 hairs. Hairy. 



Pistil. The female organ of the flow- 

 er, consisting of ovary and stig- 

 ma, the latter usually being 

 raised above the ovary on a 

 longer or shorter support called 

 the style. 



Pistillate. Said of flowers which 

 have pistils only, or are with- 

 out stamens. 



Platycaule. Broad-stemmed. 



Plume-grass. 19. 



Plumose. Feathery or feather-like. 



POACE^E. 61. 



Poa. Greek, Fodder. 105. 

 alsodes Gray, 14S...109. 

 annua Linn., 141... 106. 

 arachiiifera Bnckleii, 151... 110. 

 autumnalis Muhl., 146.. .109. 

 brevifolia MuhJ., 15O...110. 

 Chapmaniana Scribn., 142. ..107. 

 compressa Linn., 143. ..107. 

 cristata. 107. 

 flexuosa Muhl., 146... 109. 

 pratensis Linn., 144... 108. 

 seslerioides Michx., 122.. .94. 

 sylvestris Gray, 147... 109. 

 trivialis Linn., 145. ..108. 

 Wolfii Scribn., 14O...110. 

 Polycarpic. Fruiting several times 

 or for several years in succes- 

 sion. Perennial. 

 Poverty-grass. 73... 64. 

 Southern. »2...72. 

 Prairie-grass. 00...72. 

 Pratense. Meadow. Growing in 



meadows. 

 Proliferum. Proliferous. Producing 



offshoots. 

 Prophyllum. The primary leaf of an 

 axis or branch. (Plural, pro- 

 phylla.) 

 Pruinose. Covered with a whitish 



or glaucous bloom. 

 Pubescens. Pubescent. 

 Pubescent. Covered with soft, short 



hairs. 

 Pubiflorum. Hairy-flowered. 

 Punctate. Dotted. 

 Purple Triple-awn. 75... 64. 

 Purpurascens. Purplish, or inclining 



to purple. 

 Pusillum. Small. 



Quaking-grass. 103. 



Raceme. An inflorescence in which 

 the flowers or spikelets are sup- 

 ported on pedicels along a com- 

 mon axis. 

 Racemosus. Racemose. 

 Rachilla. The axis of the spikelet. 



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