. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. 298 BRITISH GRASSES. acuminate, spreading, striated, rough at the edges, under- neath very smooth and glaucous, fifteen upon the stem, one foot long, often split at their summits; sheaths cylindric, striated, smooth; ligules very short, panicle erect, diffused, much branched, very large, chocolate-coloured, drooping to one side; branches numerous, compound, lower ones half whorled, angular, often with a tuft of fine hair at their base; spikelets numerous, narrow, containing three awn- less
. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. 298 BRITISH GRASSES. acuminate, spreading, striated, rough at the edges, under- neath very smooth and glaucous, fifteen upon the stem, one foot long, often split at their summits; sheaths cylindric, striated, smooth; ligules very short, panicle erect, diffused, much branched, very large, chocolate-coloured, drooping to one side; branches numerous, compound, lower ones half whorled, angular, often with a tuft of fine hair at their base; spikelets numerous, narrow, containing three awn- less florets; outer glumes unequal, acute, keeled; flowering glume lanceolate, three-ribbed; palea short, delicately fringed on the upper part; seed covered with the indurated corolla. This plant is so common, that we are apt to overlook its great beauty. As it stands on the river's bank, mirroring itself in the trans- parent stream, its stately stem, clothed all the way up with broad pennons of leafy green, and crowned with a glossy plume of chocolate flo- rets, a more beautiful object can scarcely be imagined. And it is as useful as it is beautiful. Mr. Gorrie, in treating of agriculture, says, " In places suitable for it, that is, too wet and boggy for osiers, no plant will be found so profitable as the Arundo Phrag7nitesy0Y Com- mon It grows where no other useful plant will, it requires no care or cultivation, and the only expense is in cutting it down. Though reeds are grown to the greatest extent in the Fens, yet the following will show. 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 Plues, Margaret. London : Reeve & co.
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