. The book of grasses : an illustrated guide to the common grasses, and the most common of the rushes and sedges . CVPEKUS HVSTRICIXUS. Natural size. Spikclets natural size. tYPERUS DIANDRUS. First three illustnitions natural size. Spikelets enlarRed by three in illustration at lower right The Sedge Family mention of sedges as we read that the land shadowing with wings sent ambassadors, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters. The nut-liketubers of certain sed-ges of this genus areedible, and the rootsof a few species arefragrant and aromatic, v /^ yielding agreeable perfumes. Our common
. The book of grasses : an illustrated guide to the common grasses, and the most common of the rushes and sedges . CVPEKUS HVSTRICIXUS. Natural size. Spikclets natural size. tYPERUS DIANDRUS. First three illustnitions natural size. Spikelets enlarRed by three in illustration at lower right The Sedge Family mention of sedges as we read that the land shadowing with wings sent ambassadors, even in vessels of bulrushes upon the waters. The nut-liketubers of certain sed-ges of this genus areedible, and the rootsof a few species arefragrant and aromatic, v /^ yielding agreeable perfumes. Our common species grow in clumps, mostfrequently in moist places, and bloom duringmidsummer and later. The stems are leafyat the base and are triangular. The flowersare borne in spikelets which are usually flatand linear and are clustered on branches atthe summit of the stems. A conspicuousterminal flowering-head is thus formed, ofwhich a distinguishing feature is the presenceof one, several, or many leaves surroundingthe base of the flower-cluster. A typical plant of this genus is the Bristle-spiked Cyperus (Cyperus strigdsus), a species Athat is common in moist or dry soil b
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