. The book of grasses; an illustrated guide to the common grasses, and the most common of the rushes and sedges. Illustrated Descriptions of the Grasses #. perennial, with narrow panicles of pale green spikelets, is some- times common in moist woods and meadows, but it is a plant little noticed save by the student to whom each new grass is a dis- covery of absorbing interest. Dry, open woods are the home of the Slender Sphen- opholis (Sphendpholis nttida) which shows a more open panicle in bloom, though the branches are drawn closely to the stem before and after blossoming. The plant is some-
. The book of grasses; an illustrated guide to the common grasses, and the most common of the rushes and sedges. Illustrated Descriptions of the Grasses #. perennial, with narrow panicles of pale green spikelets, is some- times common in moist woods and meadows, but it is a plant little noticed save by the student to whom each new grass is a dis- covery of absorbing interest. Dry, open woods are the home of the Slender Sphen- opholis (Sphendpholis nttida) which shows a more open panicle in bloom, though the branches are drawn closely to the stem before and after blossoming. The plant is some- what more slender than others of this genus, and the spikelets are not so crowded, but the same pale green colour is char- acteristic of the whole plant. Early Bunch-grass {Sphen- dpholis oUusata) blooms in dry soil, and when in bright sun- light the spike-like panicles of short, erect, densely flowered branches are frequently tinged with greenish purple. This grass soon fades, and in July the slender stems become a shining yellow tinged with pink. Marsh Oats. Sphendpholis paUstris (Michx.) Scribn. Perennial. Stem 1-3 ft. tall, slender, erect. Ligule less than i" long. Leaves i'-5' long, about 2" wide, flat, roughish. Panicle 2'-8' long, narrow, loosely flowered, yellowish green, branches short, slender. Spike- lets 2-flowered, about 3" long. Outer scales acute, nearly 135 Marsh Oats Sphenopholis palusiris Meadow Sphenopholis Splienopholis patlens. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Baker, Mary Francis, 1876-1941. Garden City, N. Y. , Doubleday, Page
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