108 Rhodora [JUNE 
and narrower-leaved extreme is probably Philotria angustifolia (Muhl.) 
Britton. 
* PASPALUM PUBESCENS Muhl. Rare. Sandy soil in the flood-plain 
of the Connecticut River, Hartford (Bissell & Weatherby). 
Panicum vircatuM L. The form “with two to several staminate 
or abortive florets to a spikelet,” said to be caused by a smut (Contr. 
Nat. Herb., xv. 89), is often observed and sometimes abundant in 
certain localities (Eames). 
* P, VIRGATUM L., var. CUBENSE Griseb. Groton (Graves). A 
somewhat intermediate form, referred to this variety by Hitchcock 
and Chase (Contr. Nat. Herb. xv. 92). 
P. tonatrotium Torr. Killingworth (Weatherby). 
P. spretuM Schultes. Killingworth (Weatherby), Woodstock 
(Harger), South Windsor (Weatherby & C. W. Vibert). Extensions 
of range north and west. 
P. orcota Hitche. & Chase. Locally abundant on the coast in 
Fairfield Co. (Eames). In the Catalogue definitely reported only from 
Waterford. | k 
P. ALBEMARLENSE Ashe. Southington (Andrews). In the Cata- 
logue reported only from Waterford. 
P. scoparioIDEs Ashe. Southbury (Harger, Ruopora, xv. 66). 
In the Catalogue reported only from Southington. 
P. Commonstanum Ashe. Sand-plains, North Haven (Andrews ex 
Hitchcock & Chase, Contr. Nat. Herb., xv. 92). 
P. XANTHOPHYSUM Gray. Sandy soil, North Canaan (A. E. Blewitt). 
Rocky summit, Salisbury (W. R. Dudley; specimen in Herb. Yale Uni- 
versity). Previously reported only from north-central Connecticut. 
* P. ACULEATUM Hitchc. & Chase. Alluvial soil, Stafford (Bissell & 
R. W. Woodward). 
* ECHINOCHLOA MURICATA (Michx.) Fernald. Ruopora, xvii. 105 
(1915). Rare. Pond-margins and fields: Pomfret (Weatherby), 
Berlin (J. N. Bishop, Ruopora, |. c.), Killingworth (F. W. Hall; 
specimen.in Herb. Yale University), Bridgeport (Eames, RHODORA, 
l. c.). 
* SETARIA IMBERBIS R. &S. Rare. Wet fields: Branford (Harger), 
Fairfield (Eames). 
{ ZIZANIA PALUSTRIS L. Indian Rice. Rare. Streams flowing into 
Lake Congamond, Suffield (Eames & C. C. Godfrey), where it has 
spread from plants introduced into the lake many years ago. 
