. The commonly occuring wild plants of Canada, and more especially of the province of Ontario : a flora for the use of beginners. Botany; Botany; Plants. 144 COMMON CANADIAN WILD PLANTS. being ou a long slen'ler nodding pedicel, and containing from 8 to 10 flowers. Of the 2 glumes at the base of each spikelet one is considerably larger than the other. The outer or lower palet of each flower i.« tipped "with a bristle, while the upper palet at lemjth become-s attacked to the groove of the ohJong grain. Observe that the glumes axe not awned. 4r. Trit'icnm re'pen^. iCouch-Gkass.) Very common
. The commonly occuring wild plants of Canada, and more especially of the province of Ontario : a flora for the use of beginners. Botany; Botany; Plants. 144 COMMON CANADIAN WILD PLANTS. being ou a long slen'ler nodding pedicel, and containing from 8 to 10 flowers. Of the 2 glumes at the base of each spikelet one is considerably larger than the other. The outer or lower palet of each flower i.« tipped "with a bristle, while the upper palet at lemjth become-s attacked to the groove of the ohJong grain. Observe that the glumes axe not awned. 4r. Trit'icnm re'pen^. iCouch-Gkass.) Very common in cultivated grounds. In this Grass the spikelets are sessile on opposite sides of the zigzag peduncle, so that the whole fonns a spike. Each spikelet is 4 to 8-flowered, and there is but one at each joint of the peduncle, the side of the spikelet being against the stalk. The glumes are nearly equal in size, and the lower palet of each flower closely re- sembles the glumes, but is sharp- pointed or a^vned. The Grass spreads rapidly by running root- stocks, and is troublesome to eradicate. .5. Pan iciini capilla'ie. (Old-witch Gbass.) Xhis Grass is to be found everyAvhere in sandy soil and in cultivated grounds. The sheaths and the leaves are very hairy, FiC7. ^i^fl t^i6 panicle very large, com- pound, and loo-e, the pedicels being extremely slender. The culm is from 10 to 15 inches high. Of the 2 glumes one is much larger than the other. Unless you are careful will regard the spikelets as 1-flowered ; obsei ve, however, that in addition to. 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 Spotton, H. B. (Henry Byron), 1844-1933. Toronto : W. J. Gage
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