"Glume.--A part of the floral envelopes of grass." -Newman, 1850

Glume

"Glume.--A part of the floral envelopes of grass." -Newman, 1850

"Acorus calamus. A, spadix; B, a single flower, enlarged; C, diagram of flower, enlarged." -Bergen, 1896

Common Sweet Flag

"Acorus calamus. A, spadix; B, a single flower, enlarged; C, diagram of flower, enlarged." -Bergen,…