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Fig. 136. Agrostis coarctata Ehrh. {Stolonifera coarctata 

 Reichb). — A creeping perennial witli slender culms, the upri.i>jht 

 branches about 3 dm. high, short, Hat leaves and uarrow, rather 

 densely flowered panicles 5 to 10 cm. long, — Damp soil and sands 

 along the coast, Newfoundland to New Jersey. [Europe.] .fuly- 

 October. A line-leafed, excellent turf-forming species, valuable 

 for lawns. 



