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BRITISH FLOWERING PLANTS
| Plate CXVII. Facing page 152 | ||
| Foxtail Grass—Alopccurus pratensis (page 152) | ||
| Fig. | 1. | Plant (reduced) |
| „ | 2. | Spike or ear (natural size) |
| „ | 3. | Opening flower |
| „ | 4 and 5. | Front view of open flower |
| „ | 6. | Back view of closed flower, showing glumes |
| „ | 7. | Open glumes |
| „ | 8. | Glume |
| „ | 9. | Pistil and stamens |
| „ | 10. | Anthers just emerging from the glumes |
| Plate CXVIII. Facing page 152 | ||
| Quaking Grass—Briza media (page 153) | ||
| Fig. | 1. | Plant (reduced) |
| „ | 2. | Flowering spikelet |
| „ | 3. | Glumes |
| „ | 4. | Flower enclosed by glumes |
| „ | 5. | Lower glume |
| „ | 6. | Upper glume |
| „ | 7. | Pistil and stamens |
| „ | 8. | Pistil |
| „ | 9. | Nectary |
| „ | 10 and 11. | Seeds |
| Plate CXIX. Facing page 154 | ||
| Dog's-tail Grass—Cynosurus cristatus (page 153) | ||
| Fig. | 1. | Plant (reduced) |
| „ | 2. | Flowering spike or ear (slightly enlarged) |
| „ | 3 and 4. | Flowering spikelets |
| „ | 5. | Sterile spikelet |
| „ | 6. | Closed flower |
| „ | 7. | Flowers and glumes |
| „ | 8. | Pistil and stamens (natural size) |
| „ | 9. | Pistil and stamens (magnified) |
| „ | 10 and 11. | Nectary |
| „ | 12 and 13. | Seeds |
| Plate CXX. Facing page 154 | ||
| Cock's-tail Grass—Dactylis glomerata (page153) | ||
| Fig. | 1. | Plant (reduced) |
| „ | 2. | Flowering spray |
| „ | 3 and 4. | Spikelet |
| „ | 5. | Perianth |
| „ | 6. | Glumes |
| „ | 7. | Flower between glumes |
| „ | 8. | Pistil and stamens |
| „ | 9. | Pistil |
| „ | 10 and 11. | Seeds |
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