We have seen it on numerous grasses as well as on barley from the Punjab, and a species different from Ustilago maydis on the male florets of maize from the same locality.
"Fungi: Their Nature and Uses"
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke
And after breakfast Martin lay on his back, chewing a grassblade and counting the florets on another, whispering to himself as he plucked them one by one.
"Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard"
Eleanor Farjeon
You may see on such Indian summer mornings the florets of these dead goldenrod stems lifting and spreading and before your very eyes the plant bursts into bloom once more.
"Old Plymouth Trails"
Winthrop Packard