This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 Excerpt: ...pendulous; germen inversely egg-shaped; style thread-shaped; stigmas three, longer than the style, reflected; seed three-cornered, tapering to a point, furnished at the base with very long, soft, silky hairs. E. Alpin'um, Alpine Cotton-grass: straw triangular; leaflets above the base, which is sheathed; upper sheaths ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838 Excerpt: ...pendulous; germen inversely egg-shaped; style thread-shaped; stigmas three, longer than the style, reflected; seed three-cornered, tapering to a point, furnished at the base with very long, soft, silky hairs. E. Alpin'um, Alpine Cotton-grass: straw triangular; leaflets above the base, which is sheathed; upper sheaths terminating in very short, linear leaves; spike lance-shaped; root creeping, scaly; straws eight inches high, about five, erect, striated, destitute of joints; leaves few, channelled, shorter than their sheaths; spike small, consisting of a few reddish scales with a green keel; hairs few and tortuous; perennial; flowers in June and July. E. Vagina'tum, Hare's-tail Cottongrass: straw triangular above, round below; uppermost sheath inflated; spike egg-shaped; root creeping; straws jointed, smooth, about a foot high; leaves channelled, sheathing; spike large, egg-shaped, pointed, blackish, with membranous scales; hairs numerous, long, white and shining; perennial; flowers in March and April; grows in boggy places. FESTU'CA. 3--2. Calyx of two very unequal, lance-shaped, pointed chaff-scales, containing an oblong, compressed, imbricated spikelet, of many two-rowed, more or less awned, perfect flowers; corolla of two unequal husks, the outer commonly nearly cylindrical, entire, pointed or awned, keeled, more or less ribbed, a little inflected at the edges; the inner more narrow, elliptical, tworibbed, cleft or abrupt, with membranous margins, folded in at the rib; nectary of one deeply divided, or of two separate acute scales: filaments hair-like, shorter than the husks; anther linear, pendulous, notched at both ends; germen round; styles short, distant; stigmas feathery; seed oblong, acute, loose, enveloped in the unaltered husks. F. Durius'culA, H...
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