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Smallest dull-red grass original: "Xerampelinum," a term derived from Greek meaning the color of dried vine leaves of Narbonne a region in Southern France, and also of the Low Countries. Page 2 of the Adversaria referring to the botanical work Stirpium Adversaria Nova (1570) and page 5 of the German edition.
Bulbous meadow-grass; Annual meadow-grass; testified by? Grimm? likely referring to a later botanical commentator or owner of the book
A woodcut illustration of a small tufted grass with multiple flowering spikes (panicles) emerging from a fibrous root system. The spikes are dense and somewhat pyramidal in shape.
Grain-field grass, with a beautiful and broader plume original: "panicula," a branched flower cluster. German edition, page 5.
Loose silky-bent grass; Tufted hair-grass; correctly identified by? Grimm?
A woodcut illustration of a taller grass species. On the left, the lower stem and blade-like leaves are shown emerging from a root mass. On the right, a large, delicate, and highly branched feathery panicle is depicted.