4-1-29 Panicum geminatum,
Forb. p.16 Fl. Devonshire Marsh
(not remembered whether in
shallow water. Sp. collected
a summit
14th high. 1/2 sheaths overlapping and
V crossing crowded, flattened, fine.
Infl 3-4 1/2 in, 1/2 raceme (which
7-12 X
looks like a spike) with the branches
closely appressed against the
underside of the triangular or
winged rachis. These branches
3/4-3/4 in long, the rachis similarly
second winged bearing very
short pedicelled spikelets, and
alternately disposed in 2 rows. Spikelet
2 1/2 mm long, the first scale turned
at apex, clasping the spikelet, 1mm
long & for twice as broad, upline
with at least 2 green nerves,
the fourth scale finely ridged
but longitudinally. The whole
plant glabrous except:
ligule bearing 7 fine hairs,
pedicels finely pubescent,
the 3 edges of secondary rachis
finely ciliate (20 x) and edges of
primary rachis v low under a
lens rough (20 x) roughened (20 x)
with fine teeth. Plants forested.
X #100 & #96.
4-1-29 Vicia
Floryng fr. East end of Berry Hill Rd
1/5 in well
1/4 to 7/8 mm x 3-4 mm or less, the numerous
mucronate tips being 1mm, ciliate,
v scattered hairs below, few if any
hairs above. Stipules sharply toothed
more or less half-sagittate with
dark spot in large lobe &t hairy
like under side of lvs. Lvs linear. flory
Fl solitary, axillary, very short
peduncled, 1/4 or more in long. Stand-
and blue, lighter toward centre with
white claw, wings bright
purple, veinaling a very