British grasses and their employment in agriculture . Fig. 125. Seed of Loliumtemulentum. x 10. Fig. 126. Seed of Melicanutans. Front view, x 10. may sometimes be present. Outer palea seven-nerved, bifid at itsapex, and bearing (in the ordinary form) a sub-terminal rough awnfrom once to twice the length of the outer palea. Another formwithout, awns is sometimes described as L. anense. The seeds are from 6 to 7 mm. long (excluding the awn),smooth, and very stout (about 2-5 mm. thick). Rachilla stout,round, and smooth. (Fig. 125.) Melica nutans, L. (Mountain Melick.) (Fig. 127.) A rather rare pe

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British grasses and their employment in agriculture . Fig. 125. Seed of Loliumtemulentum. x 10. Fig. 126. Seed of Melicanutans. Front view, x 10. may sometimes be present. Outer palea seven-nerved, bifid at itsapex, and bearing (in the ordinary form) a sub-terminal rough awnfrom once to twice the length of the outer palea. Another formwithout, awns is sometimes described as L. anense. The seeds are from 6 to 7 mm. long (excluding the awn),smooth, and very stout (about 2-5 mm. thick). Rachilla stout,round, and smooth. (Fig. 125.) Melica nutans, L. (Mountain Melick.) (Fig. 127.) A rather rare perennial, occurring only in shady places at fairly ch. yii] Botanical Description of Species 117 high altitudes. Shoots quadrangular in cross-section. Sheathsentire. Blades rolled in the shoot, long, narrow, thin, dry, flaccid,and of a light-green colour; sparsely hairy, showing ribs on lowersurface only. Ligule distinct. 5

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