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r. teimesseense Ashe. Moist ground; rare. June, July. Burlington, 

 (N. F. F.). 



P. tsugetoniin Nash. Sandy soil; frequent. June, July. 



P, Werueri Scribn. Sterile woods and knolls; rare. June-Aug. Bur- 

 lington and Colchester, (Jones). 



P. xanthophysuiii Gray. Dry sandy soil; frequent. July, Aug. A 

 broad-leaved form occurs, Burlington, (Jones). 



PHALARIS L. Canary Grass 



P. aruudiuacea L. Reed Canary Grass. Wet grounds; occasional. 

 June, July. Var. picta L. Ribbon Grass. Persistent in old gar- 

 dens and an occasional escape to roadsides. July. 



P. CANARiENSis L. Canary Grass. Waste places; occasional, but prob- 

 ably only as seed is scattered from bird cages. June-Sept. 



PHLEUM L. 



P. pratensE L. Timothy, Herd's Grass. Meadows; common. June, 

 July. Proliferous forms and plants bearing bulblets in the upper 

 leaf axils occur, Burlington, (Jones). (See Vt. Exp. Sta. Bull. 95.) 



PHRAGMITES Trin. Reed 



P. commuuis Trin. Wild Broom Corn. Swampy margins of ponds ana 

 lakes; occasional. Aug., Sept. 



POA L. Meadow Grass. Spear Grass 



P. alsodes Gray. Gi-ove Spear Grass. Moist woods; frequent. May, 

 June. 



P, annua L. Low Spear Grass. Waysides and fields; common. Apc- 

 Sept, 



P. coMPRESSA L. Canada Blue Grass, Wire Grass. Dry fields and wood- 

 lands; common. May-Sept. 



P. debilis Torr. Weak Spear Grass. Dry rocky woodlands; frequent. 

 May, June. 



P. nemoralis L. Rocky woodlands; occasional. June-Sept. 



P. pratensis L. June Grass, Spear Grass, Kentucky Blue Grass. Fields 

 and meadows; common. May, June. 



P. triflora Gilib. Fowl Meadow Grass. Wet soil; common. July, Aug. 

 The form known in Europe as P. fertilis Reich, occurs, Burling- 

 ton, (Jones), probably inti-oduced. 



