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with awn scabrous above, which specification is supplied by the 

 second specimen cited, no. 1296 8. Watson, Pah Ute Mountains, 

 Nevada, June, 1868, and which under these circumstances we 

 consider to be the type of the species. For a discussion of 

 Stipa occidentalis Thurb., see Piper, U. S. Dept. Agr. Div. 

 Agros. Cir. xxvii. 10 (1900). 



"Sheep-men say this grass is much liked by sheep, and that 

 they fatten more on this than any other . " ( Bolander ' s field notes , 

 1866.) 



Stipa Parishii Vas., Bot. Gaz. viii 32 (1882) . Parish's Feather- 

 grass . 

 This grass was found among the rocks at Kenworthy, and 



also at 7000 ft. alt. on Tahqnitz Ridge. (No. 2309.) 



Stipa Vaseyi Scrihn., U. S. Dei)t. Agr. Agros. Bull. xi. 46 

 (1898). Sleepy Grass. 



Collected in open places on Chalk Hill at 4800 ft. alt. 

 (No. 2078.) 



Trisetum nutkaense ( Presl.J Scrihn. t(; Merrill, comb, nov, 

 Avena nutkcensis Presl. Rel. Haenke i. 254 (1830) . Trisetum 

 cernuum Trin., Mem. Acad. St. Peters, vi. Sci. Math. 

 Phys. et Nat. i. 61 (1831). Arena cernua Kunth, Enum. i. 

 306 (1833). 

 The type locality is of Presl's Avena nutkcensis, viz., "Hab. 



in sinu Nootka." His very full description applies exactly to 



Trisetum cernuum Trin., which was published one year later. 



(Merrill, MS.) 



This grass was collected on Strawberry Creek at 5300 ft. alt. 



(No. 2514.) 



Trisetum subspicatum Beauv. 



This is the only grass which grows on San Jacinto Peak, 

 where it was collected by Dr. A. A. Davidson, July 11, 1896. 



