. Plants and their ways in South Africa. Botany; Botany. Fig. 220. — I. Staminate flower. II. Pistillate flower of Carex. (From Tliom^ and Bennett's " Structural and Physiological ;) Carex.—Glumes overlapping, placed all around the stem. The flowers are usually imperfect. Order , the Grass Family. Stem cylindrical or compressed (not 3-angled), hollow (not in Indian corn or sugar cane), with solid nodes. Leaves 2- ranked, sheath split, ligule present. Flowers in the axils of glumes ; perianth of two minute lodicules ; stamens 3 (some- times 6); anthers versatile. Fru
. Plants and their ways in South Africa. Botany; Botany. Fig. 220. — I. Staminate flower. II. Pistillate flower of Carex. (From Tliom^ and Bennett's " Structural and Physiological ;) Carex.—Glumes overlapping, placed all around the stem. The flowers are usually imperfect. Order , the Grass Family. Stem cylindrical or compressed (not 3-angled), hollow (not in Indian corn or sugar cane), with solid nodes. Leaves 2- ranked, sheath split, ligule present. Flowers in the axils of glumes ; perianth of two minute lodicules ; stamens 3 (some- times 6); anthers versatile. Fruit an achene (caryopsis). The number of genera of this large order found in South Africa is not great. In temperate regions grasses are low and spreading ; in tropical countries the canes and bamboos form tall forests ; while in dry regions grasses usually grow in tufts, which allow the bare ground to be seen between them. This order is one of the most important groups of plants. To it belong all the grains—wheat, rye, barley, oats, rice, and. 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 Stoneman, Bertha. London, New York, Longmans, Green
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