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longeft of which fp rings from the bafe of the 
glume, and is at firft ftraight; but as the feed 
becomes ripe, the top of it is generally bent 
horizontally inward ; the other awn arifes 
from near the top of the oppofite glume or 
valve. The nectaries alfo differ as much 
from their common ftruclure, in this order 
of plants, as the other parts "of fructification ; 
they are compofed of two little oval lhining 
valves, one of which is fmaller than the 
other : thefe clofely embrace the germe, and 
are difficult to be feen, unlefs they are ob- 
ferved at the moment of the anther's pro- 
truding from between them, at which time 
they are very diftinct : as foon as the anthers 
are excluded, they again clofe on the germe, 
and form a coat to the feed, which remains 
with it. The anthoxanthum is the grafs* 
which gives the fragrant fcent to hay; and 
if the leaves are gathered, and folded up in 
paper, they will retain their agreeable fcent 
for a long time: hence the fpecific name 
given to it by Linneus, of odoratum. It has 
been faid to be the only englifli grafs that 
has fragrance ; and this may be true refpecl- 
ing the leaves. But Mr. Swayne, in his ac- 
count of pafture graffes, informs us, that the 
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