. The first [-fifth] reader of the school and family series. LESSON XX.—SEDGES AXD GRASSES. 1. Sedges are grass-like herbs, growing in tufts, and neveracqiiiring a shrut^by condition. So nearly do they resemblegrasses in appearance, that the one may be readily mistakenfor the other by the inexperienced; but, unlike grasses, thestems of sedges are usually angular, never hollow, and notcompletely jointed; and, moreover, when the leaf-stalks ofsedges surround the stem, they grow together by their edges 2d Drv. OF . VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY, OR BOTA>Y. [EuBOGENors or MoNOoOTYLEDONOTJs; dlumaceotis.
. The first [-fifth] reader of the school and family series. LESSON XX.—SEDGES AXD GRASSES. 1. Sedges are grass-like herbs, growing in tufts, and neveracqiiiring a shrut^by condition. So nearly do they resemblegrasses in appearance, that the one may be readily mistakenfor the other by the inexperienced; but, unlike grasses, thestems of sedges are usually angular, never hollow, and notcompletely jointed; and, moreover, when the leaf-stalks ofsedges surround the stem, they grow together by their edges 2d Drv. OF . VEGETABLE PHYSIOLOGY, OR BOTA>Y. [EuBOGENors or MoNOoOTYLEDONOTJs; 191. 1. bciia:iius mucrotuiius. Clustered bog-rusli, iii. 1, (ap.), 1 f., , f>. turope. ^.Scirptts lacustris. Tall club-rush, iii. 1, (ap ), C f., , Britain. 3. ScirpvA trique-ter. Triangular club-rush, iii. 1, (ap.), 3 f., Au., Eng. 4. Ctiperus vegetus^ Smooth marsh-sedfce, iii. 1, (ap.), IS in., , N. Am. 5. Phleian i>ratens€, Timothy grass, of the flower magnified, iii. 2, (ap.), 2 f., Jl., N. Am. 6. Tricusjris qmnqueJida,English red-top, iii. 2, (ap.), 2 f., ,J1., N. Am. 7. Poaaquatica, Water meadow-grass,iii. 2, (ap.), 6 f., Jl., N. Am. and Britain. S. Agrostis nigaris, American red-top, with theflower magnified, iii. 2, (ap.), IS in., Jn., N. Am. 9. Briza viedia. Common quaking-grass, iiL 2, (ap.), IS in., Jn., Britain. into a perfect sheath. The plants of this family are of littlevalue as nutriment to man or beast; but they are found in allparts of the world, in marshes, ditches, running streams, inmeadows and on heaths, in groves and for
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