BOTANICAL BULLETIN. 19 



markable in the profusion of its 2;i'owtli. The writer liappeiied upon a most lux- 

 uriant patch of not less than one-tiftli of an acre during one of liis summer excur- 

 sions. Dactylis (/lomerata, L., is occasionally met with about the edo^es of old fields. 

 Eatonia Penusylvanica, Gray, is quite local to a few dainp places in the neijjhhor- 

 hood of running water. Gh/ceria ncrvnta. Trin., is common along most of the 

 smaller rivulets of the meadows, while in a single mucky swamp we gathered a 

 few specimens of G. fluitans, R. Br. Poa comprestsa, L., with its wiry stems is scat- 

 tered everywhere, but always in quite small <juantities. EnKjrostis rejitans, N"ees., 

 is prett}^ common in all of our wet timber and often becomes j-emarkable for its 

 size, leading one from a superficial examination to regard it E. ptlnsa, Beauv.. or 

 E. Piirahii, Schr. In the dry sandy fields, however, and along the Ohio we meet 

 the more typical forms of tliis species. E. pua'oides, Beauv., var. meijastdchya is 

 abundant in cultivated gi-ounds and also occurs along roads. We have fliet several 

 specimens in which many spikelets of this variety contain but 1-3 fiowers. E. pi- 

 lo.sa, Beauv., is not uncommon about the river bank during September and Octo- 

 ))er, and it also presents some variations from tlie tyq^ical fornis. E. Frankii, Mey- 

 er, is found sparingly along the highways and also in a few old fields from July 

 to October. E. Purshii, Schred,, al)ounds along most of the public roads and also 

 to some extent in grainfields and open pastures. Festuca »«?«««, Willd., is occa- 

 sionally met with along a few of the smaller water courses of sparsely timbered 

 laud. In a few old grain fields we find, here and there, Broraus secalinus, L., but 

 it is rare. B. dUatnti, L., seems to grow pretty generally in our richer woods, but 

 about the base of the cliff" rocks of the Ohio and in similar places along the larger 

 creeks it seems to thrive most vigorously. Uniola latifolin, Michx., is quite a rare 

 grass, a few little patches seeming to find congenial spots on a damp hillside of the 

 (Jhio. Along tlie rich shady banks of a few little brooks we have observed sparing 

 growths of Elij)iiits Vinjinlcus, L.. and also E. Canadensis, L. E. striatus, Willd., is 

 common in all rocky woods and also along some of the larger creeks. Gymnosti- 

 chum Hystrix, Schreb., grows upon all the bluff" rocks of tlie Ohio and also pretty 

 generally about the cliff"s of certain creeks. Danthonia spkata, Beauv., is a i^lenti- 

 ful grass in most woodlands. Paspaium setaceum, Michx., is common in old mead- 

 ows and also in newly cleared timber lands. P. Iceve, Michx., we gathered in 

 considerable abundance in a few damp meadows and observed it about the low 

 banks of several water courses from July to October. Panicum (/labritm, Gaudin., 

 is more or less abundant from August to October in all the flat moist woods. P. 

 sdwjuinale, L., is no small annoyance in our gardens, also being hardly less i)len- 

 tiful in many fields. P. anceps, Miclix.. and P. ayrostoides, Spreng., we collected 

 during August and Sei>teml)er liaving found both species abundant in the wet and 

 clayey meadows. P. capilhtre, L., seems scattered everywhere. Some depauperate 

 forms of this species gathered in the woods seemed to lack entirely tlie common 

 hairy character. On tlie banks of tin; Ohio we gathered a few specimens of P. n'r- 

 (jatum. L. We have collected a few representatives of P. latifolhim, L., in the fence 

 rows, while in the more open woods we have gathered a large fruited and quite 

 hairy depauperate form. P. rlandestinnm, L,, is not uncommon in dense matted 

 tufts along the banks of some of the smaller creeks. P. micraunpon, Mulil., we 

 found quite plentifullj^ during July and October in some of the poorer meadows 

 and fence rows. P. dirhotomum, L., and P. depanpenitiiia, Muhl., are widely scat- 

 tered and present many variations in appearance. They fruit from early in the 

 summer until late in the autumn. P. Crns-yalli, L., infests most cultivated grounds 

 and we have met specimens which were over five feet high. Setaria ylauca, Beauv., 

 has appeared this year in unusual quantities throughout the county. As a grass 

 of very iioor quality for feeding purposes its appearance has been much depreca- 

 ted by farmers. Now whether its abundance is due to a lighter growth of the 

 other meadow grasses, thus failing to choke it down, or to a very wet season, I 

 don't feel able to say. I would hear with pleasure of the observations of any 

 others upon this point. S. Itallca, Kuntli., is cultivated to a small extent and is 



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