. Flowers of the field. Botany. 2. T. repeiis (Couch-grass).—Root-slock extensively creeping, long, jointed ; stents solitary, ascending, glabrous, i—2 feet high, hollow ; leaves at first in\-olute, afterwards flat, flaccid, with numerous slender ribs each with i row of rough hairs above;. spikelets 1—y-Howered; rachis slender, not brittle ; euiplv illumes acuminate, ^ribbed ; em'iis usually shcift. A \ryy \-ai iablc, common, and troulilesume weed.—l'"l. juiij—August. Perennial. 3. 7'. lullorum (.Alpine Coueli-grass). -A closely allied lorm, occurring on Ikn Lawers, dilTers in
. Flowers of the field. Botany. 2. T. repeiis (Couch-grass).—Root-slock extensively creeping, long, jointed ; stents solitary, ascending, glabrous, i—2 feet high, hollow ; leaves at first in\-olute, afterwards flat, flaccid, with numerous slender ribs each with i row of rough hairs above;. spikelets 1—y-Howered; rachis slender, not brittle ; euiplv illumes acuminate, ^ribbed ; em'iis usually shcift. A \ryy \-ai iablc, common, and troulilesume weed.—l'"l. juiij—August. Perennial. 3. 7'. lullorum (.Alpine Coueli-grass). -A closely allied lorm, occurring on Ikn Lawers, dilTers in havini^. ils pale 3-toothetl. 4. T. pihif^ens (,Stirfdea\ed Couch).—Pensely tufted; stej/is. 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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