. 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 grass, recognized by the long, narrow spikelets which protrude through the enclosing sheaths as the plant begins to bloom. This grass has a slight resemblance to Floating Manna-grass, but is much smaller, though the spikelets are longer, being from one to one and three quarters inches in length. The panicles are long and narrow, with short, erect branches, and the acute flower- ing scales are shorter than the long-pointed palets. Rattlesnake G
. 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 grass, recognized by the long, narrow spikelets which protrude through the enclosing sheaths as the plant begins to bloom. This grass has a slight resemblance to Floating Manna-grass, but is much smaller, though the spikelets are longer, being from one to one and three quarters inches in length. The panicles are long and narrow, with short, erect branches, and the acute flower- ing scales are shorter than the long-pointed palets. Rattlesnake Grass. Gly- ceria canadensis (Michx.) Trin. Perennial. Stem 2-3 ft. tall, erect. Ligule about I" long. Leaves6'-15'long, 2"-4"wide, rough, flat, spreading at right angles to stem. Panicle 5'-10' long, nodding, branches rough, spread- ing or drooping, lower branches 2'-6' long. Spike- lets 5-12-flowered, 25"-4" long, broad, inflated, flattened, green tinged with purple. Outer scales acute, unequal, shorter than flowering scales; flowering scales broad, obtuse or acute, ob- scurely 7-nerved; palets broad, slightly shorter than flowering scales. Stamens commonly 2. Wet meadows, brooksides, marshes, and swamps, June to August. Newfoundland to Ontario and Minnesota, south to New Jersey and Kansas. Densely flowered Manna-grass. Gly- ceria obtusa (Muhl.) Trin. Perennial. Stem 1-3 ft. tall, stout, erect. Ligule very short. Leaves 6'-i5' long, 2"-4'' wide, flat, dark green. Panicle 3'-8' long, densely flowered, contracted, branches erect. Spikelets 3-7-flowered, 2"-3" long, somewhat inflated. Outer scales acute, unequal, shorter than flowering scales; flowering scales broad, obtuse, obscurely 7-nerved; palets slightly shorter than flowering scales. Stamens 2 or 3. Swamps and wet places. July to September. New Brunswick to New York,southtoNorthCarolina. 213. Floating Glyceria Manna-grass septentrionalis. Please note that these images are extracted f
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