. Field, forest, and wayside flowers; with chapters on grasses, sedges, and ferns; untechnical studies for unlearned lovers of nature. Flowers; Botany. Grasses i6i As grass-flowers send their pollen abroad only by the wind, they have no need to lure insect messen- gers, and hence have no striking colors, and, in most cases, no perfume. They are generally very small, and are massed together in compact groups,. Fig. 39.—Ligula of millet-grass. (From the Vegetable World.) which live in close propinquity to other groups, forming large floral communities. The oat of commerce is a typical grass, and
. Field, forest, and wayside flowers; with chapters on grasses, sedges, and ferns; untechnical studies for unlearned lovers of nature. Flowers; Botany. Grasses i6i As grass-flowers send their pollen abroad only by the wind, they have no need to lure insect messen- gers, and hence have no striking colors, and, in most cases, no perfume. They are generally very small, and are massed together in compact groups,. Fig. 39.—Ligula of millet-grass. (From the Vegetable World.) which live in close propinquity to other groups, forming large floral communities. The oat of commerce is a typical grass, and from a study of its parts one can gain knowl- edge on the structure of grasses in general. To a casual glance there is little difference be-. 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 Going, Maud, 1859-1925. New York, The Baker and Taylor Company
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