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Fk;. ir)2. Aira caryophyllea L. Silvkkv Hair-grass, — A 

 slender, tufted animal 1 to 3 dm. higli, with short leaves and 

 small-flowered, open panicles 2 to 8 cm. lonjj. — lu sandy waste 

 places, Massachusetts to Virginia; also on the Pacific Coast. In- 

 troduced from Europe. May-Augnst. 



