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Fig. 56. Panicum bulbosum HBK.; Beal, Grasses N. Am., 

 2 : 131. Alkali Saccatonk. — A stout, glabrous perenuial 9 to 12 

 ilni. high, from a bulbous base, with flat leaves and usually ample 

 panicles 20 to 40 cm. long. — In ciinyons, Texas to Arizona. [Mex- 

 ico.] .June-.Septeniber. A valuable hay grass for alkaline soils. 



