Poaceae Poales, but the seagrasses are members of order Alismatales. The name Poaceae was given by John Hendley Barnhart in 1895, based on the tribe Poeae described in 1814 by Robert Brown, and the type genus "Poa" described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus. The term is derived from the Ancient Greek . Grasses include some of the most versatile plant life-forms. They became widespread toward the end of the Cretaceous period, and fossilized dinosaur dung (coprolites) have been found containing phytoliths of a variety that include grasses that are related to modern rice and bamboo. Grasses have adapted to conditions in
The Home; or, Family Cares and Family Joys The Home; or, Family Cares and Family Joys The Home; or, Family Cares and Family Joys () is a 1839 Swedish novel written by Fredrika Bremer. The first English edition, translated by Mary Howitt, was published at London, 1843; and a German edition ("Das Haus, oder Familiensorgen und Familienfreuden"), Leipzig, 1844. An alternative English edition, translated by E A Friedlaender, was published at London in 1849. In "The Home", Fredrika Bremer for the first time shows herself as the champion of the emancipation of women and their advancement. For years afterward, and especially after her return from a visit to