ER GRAM I N E/E. 
RA OF GRASSES. 
OF BRITISH GENERA PRESENTING EXCEPTIONAL CHARACTERS. 
FROM THE NORMAL STRUCTURE OF GRASSES. 
Flowering 
, Glume. 
Pale. 
Number 
of 
Lodicules. 
Number 
of 
Stamens. 
Number 
of 
Styles. 
INDIGENOUS OR CULTIVATED IN BRITAIN. 
One 
One 
o* 
2* 
2 
Common in Britain ; extends through Europe into Northern Asia. 
One 
o*' 
o* 
3 
2 
North Temperate zone. Common in Britain. 
One 
One 
2 
6* 
2 
Cultivated in warm countries. Not indigenous in Europe. 
One 1 
(with very r 
long awn) J 
One 
One 
3 * 
3 
2 
South Europe and Levant. In gardens only in England. 
One 
2 
3 
o* 
Of American origin. Cultivated in gardens only in Britain ; as a 
One 
One 
o* 
o* 
I* 
(very 
long) 
Cereal in countries of warm summer temperature. 
One 
One 
2 
3 
2 
North Temperate zone. Common in Britain. 
One 
One 
o* 
3 
I* 
Common on heaths and moorland pastures in Britain ; extending 
through Europe into Northern Asia. 
One 
One 
2 
o 
0 
2 
Extensively cultivated in Britain and in Temperate countries 
generally. 
One 
. One 
2 
3 
2 
Cultivated in Britain, as a Cereal chiefly in the Eastern counties. 
One 
One 
2 
o 
0 
2 
Extensively cultivated in Britain. 
One 
One 
2 
3 
2 
Cultivated in Britain and Northern Europe. 
One 
One 
2 
3 
2 
Only in warm countries. Not indigenous in Europe. 
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