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margins of the pales. Caryops fusiform, with a furrow on the inner 
face, closely covered by the pales. 
GUNUS XXIL—M ILIUM. Linii. 
Spikelets stalked, arranged in a loose open panicle with elongate 
branches which are spreading at least during the time of flow^ering, 
slightly dorsally compressed, biconvex, open during flowering, each 
containing a single jierfect floret, without the rudiment of another. 
Glumes 2, nearly equul, as long as the florets, concave, pointed but not 
awned, subherbaceous. Pales 2, equal, shining, not keeled, not awned, 
not bearded at the base, subcoriaceous ultimately undurated, the 
upper one concave, notched at the apex, embraced by the lower one. 
Lodicules 2, entire. Stamens 3. Styles 2, short; stigmas plumose, 
protruded at the sides of the floret between the basal margins of the 
pales. Caryops glabrous, free, oblong, dorsally compressed, flattened 
and furrowed on the inner face. 
word mU, a stone, in allusion to the number or the hardness of its seeds. 
SPECIES I.— M ILIUM EPPUSUH. Linn. 
Plate MDCCXXVIII. 
J?m;/^ Ic. Fl. Germ, et IWv. Vol. T. Tab. LXXXVl. Fi.e. ir>[K 
r/clJut, Y\. Ccdl. et Germ. Ex^ice. Xo. l.>.->. 
Au'ro^tis effusu, D.C FI. IV. Vol. HI. p. -11. 
Perennial. Stem smooth. Leaves broadly linear. Panicle large, 
compound, lax; panicle-branches ca[)illary, very unequal, slightly 
rotigh, in half whorls, spreading-deflexed. Spikelets distant, (ilumes 
oval, acute, very shghtly shagreened. 
In woods. Not uncomin(m in England. More rare in Scodand, 
at least to the north of the Forth and Clyde, but extending to Argvle 
and Mora\'. Kather rare in Ircdand. biu wiik-ly distributed. 
England, Scotland, Ireland. Pertain lial. Summer. 
Rootstock shortlv creeping, producing >hort stolons and tufts of 
stems and leafy barren bhoots. Stem.-; i to 4 feet hlgii, smooth, leafv 
throughout. Lp;ivc<! brond. flaccid. 4 inches to I toot long by I to \ 
inehbrc . ' ■ _ - '\ point, wirh ncarlv" smooth 
^^-nde^ . ■ :'.!irth is >rr.)iiger tlian the 
i>tUv>, ' ■-.o^t .-heath longer than its 
h-ii". 'ling the st«>iu in the lower 
huif. Vvr.\ ^ ■ x, witii long .>.mooth capillary 
