British grasses and their employment in agriculture . Fig. 102 Fig. 102. Seed of Fes-tuca ovina var. vulgaris.xlO. Fig. 103. Seed of Festucaovina var. tenuifolia. x 10. ch. vir] Botanical Description of Species 103 Var. 2, fallax—without rhizomes, growing in fairly compacttufts. Sub-species heterophylla, Hackel. Top of ovarii pubescent. In this variety the intravaginal shoots are much more numerousthan the extravaginal and the upper leaves of the culm aredistinctly expanded.. Fig. 104. Festuca rubra, L. var.enuina, Hack. About J nat. size. Fig. 105. Festuca ovina, L.var. duriuscula, Koch.About
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British grasses and their employment in agriculture . Fig. 102 Fig. 102. Seed of Fes-tuca ovina var. vulgaris.xlO. Fig. 103. Seed of Festucaovina var. tenuifolia. x 10. ch. vir] Botanical Description of Species 103 Var. 2, fallax—without rhizomes, growing in fairly compacttufts. Sub-species heterophylla, Hackel. Top of ovarii pubescent. In this variety the intravaginal shoots are much more numerousthan the extravaginal and the upper leaves of the culm aredistinctly expanded.. Fig. 104. Festuca rubra, L. var.enuina, Hack. About J nat. size. Fig. 105. Festuca ovina, L.var. duriuscula, Koch.About nat. size. The following remarks apply to the genuine creeping variety, var. 1, genuina. This plant is closely allied to Hard Fescue.It differs chiefly in its habit of extensively creeping by means ofwell-developed rhizomes. Its basal sheaths are also red or pinkin colour. 104 Botanical Section [PT I Seed The outer palea is 4-5 mm. long, of a pale strawcolour, tinged with red, and usually smooth. Rachilla cylindrical, smooth, and enlarged above. In some forms the palea may be6 mm. long, and the outer palea and rachilla rough or hairy. Theawn-point varies considerably in length in different forms but itnever exceeds half the length of the outer palea. (Figs. 107 and108.) Fig. 106. Seed of Festucaovina var. duriuscula. x 10.Front and back views. Fig. 107. Seed ofFestuca rubra var.genuina. x 10. Fig. 108. Seedof Festuca rubraYdr.falla.Y. x 10. Festuca sylvatica, Vill. (