465 



P. ag-rostoides. Muhl. 



\\'(>t meadows. Kanawha: near A lien's Fork. ^Nlonon- 

 pilia: Uelow the nu»iith nf Fallini;- Run. Upshur: in w 

 (lamp meadow near Lorent/. I'^ivette : near Xuttallhiiru' — 

 L. W. X. 



P. virgatum, L. 



Moist sandy soil. Mononi;alia: streets of Moru;an- 

 town, finnving between the l)rieks ot walks, and seeming to 

 riourish in ilirect proportion to the amount it is trodden 

 upon. Mason : l)anks of the Ohio River near Point Pleasant. 

 Fayette: near XuttalUmru— L. W . X. 



P. latifolium. L. 



Moist thickets. Wirt : near Burning Springs. Green- 

 hrier: wvav White Sulphur Springs. Monongalia: near Lit- 

 tle Falls. Fayette: near Xuttalllmrg — F. W'. X. 



P clandestinum. L. -'Deer-tongue Grass." 



Damp meadows. Monongalia: common througlK)Ul. 

 Upshur: near School House Summit. Summers: near 

 Rifi'e. Monroe: near Wolf Creek. Fayette: near X'uttall- 

 burg. 



A very nutritious grass ; especially enjoyed hy horses, 

 (^ur analysis gives it a nutrative ratio of 1 :4.24. 



P. depauperatum, Muhl. 



Dry opens. Fayette: near Xuttalll)urg — L. W . X, 

 ^lonongalia: at Roun<ll)ottoms. 



P. dichotomum, L. f>. W. X. 



Common everywhere, throughout the Slate. 



j'onna commune, ^fan. 



Common, especially along river bunks: Monongalia 

 and ^[arion: along the Monongahela River. Fayette: near 

 Xuttalll.urg. 



foriiKi fasciculatum, Man. 



Drier situations. ]\Ionongalia and Marion : along 

 the F. M. c'c P. R. R. 



fonitd gracile. r^lan. 



Wet bottoms, usually along runs. Wood : in a swampy 

 ditch near Kanawha Station. Wirt : in a weedy diteh near 

 Ueedy Rijiple; in a spring rill in I'ich woods near Straight 

 Creek. Randolph : in a coM I'ill in deep woods, on Point 

 Mountain, alt. :!.2()0 ft, 



