. The American botanist and florist: including lessons in the structure, life, and growth of plants; together with a simple analytical flora, descriptive of the native and cultivated plants growing in the Atlantic division of the American union. Botany; Botany. Order 155.—GRAMINE^. 403 1 G. maritima Wahl. Culm 1—lil', terete; Ivs. rolled; pan. erect, dense, the branches in pairs ; spkl. terete, about 5-flwd., fls. obtuse. 2i Mass. June. 2 G. distans Wahl. Culm 1—2f, terete, firm; Ivs. flat; pan. spreading, the branches fascicled in 3's—5's; spkl. oblong, sessile, 3(-3-6)-flowered. u N. Y. 3 G.
. The American botanist and florist: including lessons in the structure, life, and growth of plants; together with a simple analytical flora, descriptive of the native and cultivated plants growing in the Atlantic division of the American union. Botany; Botany. Order 155.—GRAMINE^. 403 1 G. maritima Wahl. Culm 1—lil', terete; Ivs. rolled; pan. erect, dense, the branches in pairs ; spkl. terete, about 5-flwd., fls. obtuse. 2i Mass. June. 2 G. distans Wahl. Culm 1—2f, terete, firm; Ivs. flat; pan. spreading, the branches fascicled in 3's—5's; spkl. oblong, sessile, 3(-3-6)-flowered. u N. Y. 3 G. fliiltans (L.) Culm flattened, 3—5f; Ivs. broad-linear; ligule very large; pan. secund, virgate; spkl. linear, 8—10" ; fls. 7—12, obtuse. Wet. June. 4 G. acutiflora Torr. Culm flattened, l—2f; Ivs. narrow; pan. long, raceme-like: spkl. linear, 9—1-2" ; fls. 4—6, distant, acute, y. Wet places, Penn., and N. June. 5 G. aquatica (L.) (g) Stout, leafy, 3—5f; Ivs. broad, soft; pan. diflfuse, with spread- ing, flexuous branches in 3's—5's; spikelets (h) purple, 2—3", with 6—8 ovate, obtuse flowers (k). U Wet places, Pa., and N. A handsome grass. 6 G. pallida Trin. Weak, ascending, 1—2if; Ivs. flat, with longligules; pan. capil- lary, spreading; spkl. few, 3"; fls. 5—9; lower pale 5-toothed at apex, upper 2-toothed ; the veins conspicuous. 2i Swamps, Va., and N. June. 7 G. nervata Trln. Culm 3—4f; Ivs. broad-linear, ligules torn; pan. large, diffuse, hrancbes in 3's and 3's, capillary, pendulous in fruit; fls. about 5, in the ovate- oblong spikelet, conspicuously veined. 2{ Wet, N. June. 8 G. elongata Trin. Culm terete, erect, 3f; Ivs. narrow, ligule very short; pan. ra- ceme-like, nodding, 8—10'; branches solitary or in 2's, appressed; spkl. tumid, of about 2 obtuse, 5-veined fls. Meadows, N., M., and W. July. 9 G. obtiisa (Muhl.) Pan. dense, oblong, erect, 3—4'; spkl. ovate, acute, thick, of 5—~ ovate, obtuse fls. ; lower
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