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Fig. 170. Danthonia sericea Nntt. Silky Oat -or ass, — A 

 ratlier stout, erect pereuiiial 3 to 9 dm. hi^li, with usually pubes- 

 cent sheaths, rather rigid leaves, large spikelets, aud terminal, 

 few-flowered panicles. — Open woodlands in dry soil, Massachu- 

 setts and New .Jersey to Florida and west to Tennessee and Ala- 

 bama. May, June. 



