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gracilis, native, L a p h a m . stricta, native, L a p h a m . oligantha, native, Lapham. p u r p u r a s c e n s , native, Lapham. tuberculosa, native, L a p h a m . SPARTINA, Cord or Marsh Grass. cynosuroides, Fresh-Water Cord-Grass, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; Champaign county. BOUTELOUA, Musket Grass. oligostaehya. T o r r . ; sandy places, Lee county, Vasey; Champaign county. hirsuta, native, L a p h a m ; Vasey. curtipendula, native, Lapham. var. aritrosa, Gray; with the typical form. DACTYLOCTENIUM, Egyvtiau Grass. gegyptiacum, adventive from Africa, L a p h a m ; a weed in southern states. ELEUSINE, Crab Grass, Yard Grass, a n n u a l . indica, Dog's Tailor Wire Grass, naturalized from India, L a p h a m ; " V a l u a b l e for cattle in s o u t h e r n s t a t e s . " — G r a y . LEPTOCHLOA. muchronata. native, Lapham. fascicularis, native, Lapham. TRICUSPIS. seslerioides, Fall Red Top, perennial, native, L a p h a m . p u r p u r e a , Gray; Henderson county, P a t t e r s o n ; Fulton, Wolf; Mason, Mead. DIARRHENA. americana, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; Champaign county. DACTYLIS, Orchard Grass. glomerata, naturalized from Europe, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. " O n e of the most valuable and widely known of all t h e p a s t u r e g r a s s e s , " —Flint. " I t is inferior to timothy for hay, yet it has t h e advantage of the latter in being m a t u r e at the same time with clover, with which both are usually cultivated I t is also less exhausting to the soil. But its gr#a£ value is as a p a s t u r e "—Darlington. " I n my opinion the most valuable grass we have, and should e n t e r into all m i x t u r e s intended for p e r m a n e n t p a s t u r e . It is one of our earliest as well as our most n u tritious and productive grasses, and is exceedingly palatable to stock of all k i n d s . " - G i b s o n , of N. Y. Mills. KCELERIA. cristata, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. EATONIA. obtusata, native, L a p h a m . pennsylvanica, native, L a p h a m . MELICA, Melic Grass. mutica, native, Lapham. GLYCERIA, Manna Grass, perennial. canadensis, Rattle Snake Grass, mitive, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock; Champaign county. nervata, F > d Meadow Grass, native, L a p h a m ; of some value for p a s t u r e s . V pallida, native, Vasey. fluitans, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. POA, Meadow Grass, Spear Grass. annua, Low Spear Grass, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. " E x c e l l e n t food for c o w s . " — L a p h a m . compressa, Wire Grass, introduced, and probably n a t i v e . ' 'It is exceedingly valuable p a s t u r e grass on dry rocky soil."—Flint. Rolling the stem of the seed stalk between t h e t h u m b and forefinger enables one to feel the flatness of the stalk, which distinguishes this grass from t h e more valuable poa pratensis, or K e n t u c k y blue g r a s s . serotina. False Red Top, Fowl Meadow Grass, native, V a s e y ; Cook county, Babcock. " I t makes an excellent g r a s s for oxen, cows and sheep, b u t is t h o u g h t to be r a t h e r too fine for h o r s e s . " — F l i n t . pratensis, Green or Common Meadow Grass, Kentucky Blue Grass, June Grass, etc., native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. " I t has been called by some, without much reason, the most valuable of all the grasses in our p a s t u r e s . " — F l i n t . " D e cidedly t h e most valuable of all the grasses known in our p a s t u r e s . " — D a r l i n g t o n . " I s seen in it highest perfection in strong lime stone soils."—L. F . Allen. trivialis, Rough-Stalked Meojdow Grass, cul ivated from Europe. " A valuable grass to cultivate in moist sheltered soils,"—Flint. " O n e of our most valuable grasses [for p a s t u r e . ] " — G i b s o n , at New Y o r k Mills. "Affords a good forage, both p a s t u r e and hay, b u t decidedly inferior in v a l u e " — t o t h e last—Darlington. sylvestris, native, L a p h a m . alsodes, native, L a p h a m . brevifalia, native, L a p h a m . ERAGROSTIS. r e p t a n s , native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. poseoides, naturalized from Europe, Cook county, Babcock; Champaign county. v a r . megastachya, naturalized from Europe, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. pilosa, naturalized from Europe, Lapham, Cook county, Babcock. frankii, native, L a p h a m ; Cook county, Babcock. capillaris, N e e s : sandy barrens, frequent. tenuis, native, L a p h a m .