. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. 258 BRITISH GRASSES. This is a rare plant in England, only occurring occasion- ally in the southern counties, especially in Cornwall, and near Cork in Ireland, and in the Channel Islands. The long slender ligule, rough stem, and large comparative size of outer glumes are its distinctive feature. Its foreign homes are France, Germany, Switzer- land, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Greece, and North Africa. It flowers in July, and ripens its seed in August. This plant is as attractive as Briz
. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. 258 BRITISH GRASSES. This is a rare plant in England, only occurring occasion- ally in the southern counties, especially in Cornwall, and near Cork in Ireland, and in the Channel Islands. The long slender ligule, rough stem, and large comparative size of outer glumes are its distinctive feature. Its foreign homes are France, Germany, Switzer- land, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, Greece, and North Africa. It flowers in July, and ripens its seed in August. This plant is as attractive as Briza media in its way, but its smaller size renders it less effective in decora- tions, while its rarity makes it difficult to obtain in any quantity; these are also disqualifications for agricultural purposes. Both these grasses and many of the Airas are admi- rably adapted for natural pictures, and young ladies would do well to exercise their ingenuity in grouping minute sprays of these with detached Forget-me-not blossoms, and the dried starry flowers of the Yellow Pimpernel, for the adornment of valentines, which may thus be made in much better taste than those procured at great cost in the Genus XXXV. POA* Gen. Char. Inflorescence a simple or compound panicle; spikelets several-flowered, awnless, ovate- oblong, 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 Plues, Margaret. London : Reeve & co.
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