That hull is made from glumes -- tough chaff that protects the grains.

那个船体是由颖片——保护谷物坚韧谷壳——制成。

Parting the grasses and looking more closely you may trace the branching of their shining stems, and note the marvelous beauty of their mist of flowers, the glumes and pales exquisitely penciled, the yellow dangling stamens, and feathery pistils.

分开草，仔细观察，您能会追踪到它们闪亮分枝，并注意到它们花雾奇妙美丽，用铅笔精心绘制颖片和苍白，黄色悬垂雄蕊和羽毛状雌蕊。