. Flowers of the field. Botany. GRASS FAMILY rg^ 3. A. .v(Va'tm (Bog Hair-grass).—.S/c»;i erect, slender, polished, about a foot high ; leaves hairdike with lineardanceolate ligules; pauule spreading, drooping at the end : flowen'iig glume with bent, twisted, sub-basal awn ; that of the upper flgwer Vn a stalk half its own length.—Wet peaty bogs.—Fl. Julv, August. Perennial. 4. A. flexiiosa (\\a\-y Hair-grass).—A closely allied species, with. Short, blunt, almost bristle-like leaves with short, truncate ligules and rough sheaths ; panicle spreading, 2—j ip. long, triply forked with wavy branch
. Flowers of the field. Botany. GRASS FAMILY rg^ 3. A. .v(Va'tm (Bog Hair-grass).—.S/c»;i erect, slender, polished, about a foot high ; leaves hairdike with lineardanceolate ligules; pauule spreading, drooping at the end : flowen'iig glume with bent, twisted, sub-basal awn ; that of the upper flgwer Vn a stalk half its own length.—Wet peaty bogs.—Fl. Julv, August. Perennial. 4. A. flexiiosa (\\a\-y Hair-grass).—A closely allied species, with. Short, blunt, almost bristle-like leaves with short, truncate ligules and rough sheaths ; panicle spreading, 2—j ip. long, triply forked with wavy branches ; spikelets shining, with fine, hair-like, bent, twisted, sub-basal awns protruding beyond the glumes; pedicel of upper flower not a quarter of its length.—Heathy places ; common. —Fl, Tune, July. Perennial. 5. A. caryopM'Uea (Silver Hair-grass).—A tufted, slender, and 002. 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 Johns, C. A. (Charles Alexander), 1811-1874. London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
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