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positis pedunculatis, spiculis elongatis. Raf.~~ 
Panic 2. Rob. p. 335. Rises about two feet, 
the spikes are brown, the spicules longer than 
those of the foregoing, the leaves only rough on 
the edges. 
27. Triticum estivum L ? s. Elymus Sp. on the Ri* 
ver Vermilion. Rob, p. 335. 
28. Miegia macrosperma Pers..—Cannes. Rob. p. 
336. It rises fifteen to twenty feet; the cattle 
feed on their leaves in winter, and the Indians 
employ their seeds for food : their creeping 
roots are spungy and knobby ; walking canes 
are made with them : they indicate by their size 
and number the quality of the ground, and that it- 
is no longer overflowed* 
CLASS III.—M, PERIGYMES*. 
Order i.—-Palm;e. 
29. Sabal adansoni. Pers.—Palmier nain ou Lata- 
nier. Rob. p. 337. Spadix ensiform elastic, ris¬ 
ing seven feet, stem like, branched, flowers 
trifid white sessile odorate, blossoming in June : 
berries like a pea, black and sweet. The fi¬ 
brous netting of the short candex are used as 
canvass to clear and scour : the leaves are used 
to make hats and thatch houses, 
