The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . Pio. 1.—Male. Fia. 2.—Male. the summit, and the (female) dense spikes of flowers, orcobs, in the axils of the leaves below, the long pinkstyles hanging out like a silken tassel. They are investedby the sheaths of leaves, much used in packing oranges inSouth Europe, and the more delicate ones for cigarettes in South America. The accompanying figures are afterNees von Esenbeck, G

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The Encyclopedia britannica; a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literatureWith new maps, and original American articles by eminent writersWith American revisions and additions, bringing each volume up to date . Pio. 1.—Male. Fia. 2.—Male. the summit, and the (female) dense spikes of flowers, orcobs, in the axils of the leaves below, the long pinkstyles hanging out like a silken tassel. They are investedby the sheaths of leaves, much used in packing oranges inSouth Europe, and the more delicate ones for cigarettes in South America. The accompanying figures are afterNees von Esenbeck, Gen. Pi. Fl. Germ. Fig. 1 shows ubranch of the terminal male inflorescence. Fig. 2 is asingle spikelet of tbq same, containing two florets, withthe three stamens of one only nrotruded. Fig. 3 ia a.

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