The Structure of the Lia and the Lodicules

Lia is fairly uniform in its structure in many grasses, but it is also subject to variation. Instead of having two nerves, it may have only one, and rarely more than two. The lodicules are small organs, and they are the vestiges of the periant. In most grasses there are only two, but in oglandra and other bamboos, we meet with three lodicules. There are also species of grasses in which the lodicule are not found. Each stamen consists of a very delicate, long filament and an anther as affixed to the filament. But as the anthers are long and the connective