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And sometimes the ants drop the capsules to their companions below, corresponding with the curious account given by Ælian of the way the spikelets of corn are thrown down "to the people below." In this labour they display the activity usual in their race, and do not stop until they have carried away to their barns the amount of provision they desire.
The beautiful Eugenia malaccensis is now in full blossom, and its stems and branches are blazing in all the gulches, with bunches of rose- crimson stamens borne on short spikelets. HILO. HAWAII, May 24th. Once more I am in dear beautiful Hilo.
Rimpau in a similar manner and was put on the market between 1880 and 1890 and was received with great favor throughout central Europe, especially in Germany and in France. It is a tall variety, with vigorous stems and very long heads, the kernels of which are nearly double the size of those of the ordinary rye, and are seen protruding, when ripe, from between the scales of the spikelets.
The spikelets of Timothy are very small and grow in dense clusters at the end of the stem, so that the blossom forms a kind of tail. Indeed Timothy is sometimes called Meadow Catstail, a name which gives a very good idea of its appearance. This cluster or tail of spikelets is green and also rather rough to the touch. Notice these two points about it; we shall see the reason presently.
One of the largest of these is a very fine black beetle, a vegetable-feeding creature. It is most interesting to see two of them they generally live in pairs browsing on one of the fern-like plants of the Thames. This plant has leaves like fern blades, each having in turn its own small spikelets.
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