Bui. 1450, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture 
Plate 8 
Timothy Spikelets, Florets, and Shoots 
A.— Three timothy spikelets, each with one proliferating bract. (X 1.5) 
B.— A proliferating timothy floret with a single enlarged bract. The empty glumes of the 
spikelet have been removed. (X 1-5) 
C. — Young timothy shoots of three different kinds. The one at the right is the primary 
shoot of a seedling. The one at the left developed from an ordinary vegetative bud 
at the base of the stem of an older plant. The shoot at the center developed as a pro- 
liferation on a timothy head collected November 9, 1920. (Actual size) 
D. — Timothy spikelets with elongated rachillge. The glumes of the spikelets are in their 
normal position, while the parts of the florets are borne at the tips of the abnormally 
elongated axes. (X 1-4) 
E.— Three proliferating timothy florets, each borne within the two unmodified empty glumes 
of the spikelet, at the tip of an elongated axis, which apparently is the rachilla. The 
lemma of each floret has been transformed into a leaf. This form of proliferation is 
rare in timothy. (X 1.5) 
