ISBN: 9781236016393

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 26 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purc… More...

RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 26 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 0.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1812 Excerpt: . . . calyx. A long arista inserted towards the base at the back of the valve. (c) III. Stamina. Filaments three, capillary. (d) Anthers both ends bifurcate. (e) IV. Pistillum. Germen roundish. () Styles two, cirrhous, re flexed, longer than the calyx. (g) Stigmata simple. (A) V. Pericarp, none. The Corolla cloathing the seed. () VI. Seed, one, roundish, covered. (k) THE SECONDARY Characters. I. Stem, a culm, articulate. () II. Leaves, gramineous, subulate, vaginant, entire. (m) III. Flowers, terminal, spiked, (n) or paniculate, defended by long villi. (o) IV. Habitation, meadows, road-sides, also in stagnant water, on walls, and sterile ground. Class III. Triandria. Order II. Digynia, Genus 36. PHLEUM. Cafs-tail-crass. (Prom Fiileo, G. to abound, from its abounding with seeds;--and the English name from the resemblance of the spikes to the tail of a out) TUE NATURAL CHARACTERS. I. Calyx. Glume one-flowered, (a) two-valved, oblong, linear, compressed, opening with a bicuspid apex: (b) valves straight, concave, compressed, embracing, equal, truncate, mucronate at the summit of the keel. II. Corolla, two-valved, (c) shorter than the calyx: outer valve (d) embracing the lesser inner valve. III. Stamina. Filaments three, capillary, longer than the calyx. (e) Anthers oblong, bifurcated. () IV. Pistillum. Germen roundish. (g) Styles two, capillary, re flexed. (h) Stigmata feathery. () V. Pericarp, none. Calyx and Corolla enclosing the seed. (k) VI. Seed, one, roundish. (I) The Secondary Characters. I. Stem, a culmy articulate. (m) II. Leaves, gramineous, subulate, vaginant, entire. () III. Flowers, terminal, closely spiked, spikelets mostly cylindrical. (o) IV. Habitation, mountains, heaths, corn-fields, walls, and on the coast. Of this Genus th. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<

2012, ISBN: 9781236016393

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