Less than natural size. 
Fig. 1. — A, ^gilops ovata, 6, producing Ai. triticoides, c; a, the original ear from which they pro- 
ceeded. B, spikelet of JE. ovata, with each glume bearing 4 awns. C, the same forced open, 
exhibiting 2 sessile florets, a rndmientary stalke<l fioret, and 2 yet smaller rudiments. D, 
spikelet of M. triticoides forcibly opened ; its 2 glumes each with 2 unequal awns, a pair of 
sessile florets, and a stalked floret in ihe middle. K, a floret of JE. triticoides forced open, with 
2 valves or palea;, of which one has an awn and a fragment. F, a floret of JE. ovata, forced 
open, with 2 valves or palea;, one of which has 2 awns. 
