How to know grasses by the leaves.

  • McAlpine, Archibald N., 1855-1924.
Date:
[1890?]
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Credit: How to know grasses by the leaves. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Groups and Figures. Foxtail (named from the spike). bent-stemmed XIV., See VI. bulbous III. = meadow. •—— = bent-stemmed. meadow I. 3 ; XIII. slender I., XIV. ; See XIII. tuberous—hwVoowh. bent-stemmed. Gardetier'sgarter =-v&xitgdi\.e6i reed canary grass II. Glabrous (without hair). oat grass.. .VIII. contd.,XII. contd. 16, 17, 18, 19; See IX. Golden (colour of spikelets). oatgrass = yellow oat X. i, 2 Grey (covered with grey hair). hair grass VIII. Hair grass (branches of the panicle very thin and hair-like). variety of tufted hair grass with the leaves rolled up. bog VIII. early VIII. grey VIII. heath = wavy hair grass. short-leaved=vox\&ty of tufted hair grass. tufted II- 2, 3) 4> 5 > 5 wavy VIII. contd. 8, 9, 10 Hairy. brome = xoVi^ brome. Hard (referring to the leaves). fescue=2iX\ ally of sheep’s fescue. Heath (the habitat). false brome grass IX., X. contd. 19 hair grass— hair grass. Heath grass. decumbent X. contd. 27, 28, 29; See IX., XIL, and XHI. Holcus. creeping= creeping soft grass. = Yorkshire fog. Holy grass (used in religious ceremonies). northern