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 TRIPSACUM, L. 

 T. dactyloides, I.. 



Moist plnci-s. Fayette: near Xut tall l.ur-— L. W. X. 



ANDROPOGON, Royen. 



A. provincialis, Lam. Ui^anl (;ras>. iA.i'urnif>is.y\u\A.) 



l)aiii]i iilacfs. I{aii(l()l])li : aloiiii' Tvgui-tV Valley Iviver 

 Ileal' iJeveily. Mi niDiiualia : alonir the Mononir^ihela l>elii\v 

 Morpuitowii. I'^iyette: near Kanawlui Falls — Jauies ; near 

 NuttalHuirii- — L. W. N. Suniiners: near ( Jreenbrier Stock- 

 yards: and aloiiL;; ( i i'eeiil)riei- Kiver. Taylor: near (iraf'ton. 



A. scoparius. Midix. •■I^room Seduc" 



l)iv soils. MoiioiiLialia : ahout Moriiantown, ])lentirul. 

 \\'e1)ster: near I '[)i)(^r (Hade. Mason: near Point Pleasant. 

 Taylor: near (Ji'at'ton. and in every county visite<l. 



This s[)('cies, which threatens to he our most j^eriii- 

 cious and wide-spread weed, is advancina- eastward with the 

 utmost a.uji'ressiveness. It has ahsolutely no fodder i|ualities, 

 its nutritive ratio heing only 1 : 14. oO. and its value as a I'er- 

 tilizer only S2..')7 ])er dry ton. The method of conihattiiig 

 this |>e>t is as yet a UM're matter of conjecture. 



The plant is re|ioi'te<| from iJrooke: near \\'ellsl)urii' 

 and Fowlei's. ilarhour: lu'ar ( )vertieUl, Pe[)per and Philii)pi. 

 Braxton: near Ihilltowii, Fiainetown. Tate Creek, Elmyra 

 and Xewville. Cahell: iicai rnion Hidgx* and Barlioursville. 

 (day: near N'alley I'^ork. Doddridge: near Leopold, New 

 -Milton ami Center Point. Fayette: near Fayetteville, ^loun- 

 tain Cove and lieets. (Jrant: near ^ledley, Peterslturg and 

 Creenland. (rrt'cnhrier: near Frankford, Trout Valley and 

 Fort 8[)ring. llam]»shire: near Slanesville. Springtield and 

 Three Churches. TIarrison: near Clarkshurg, Lo.st Cieek, 

 l)i'idgei)ort. W'allai-e. WilxmliuiL;. Adanisville, (lood 

 Hope and Mount Clare. Hardy: near ^looreticld 

 and Wardciisville. Jefferson: near Kahletown. Jack- 

 son: near (irass J.i(d\. Sandy. Wilding. Belgrove 

 Odaville. Silvei'ton and Kentuck. Kanawha: near Pocatali- 

 go, Blandon and (iazil. Lewis: mar \'adis, Camden, W'alk- 

 ersville and Aherdceii. Lim-oln : near Hamlin. Mercer: 

 near Princeton and Xew Hope. M(T^owell : near S(piire 

 Jim. ^Fonroc; near ('a<hmere and Johnson's X Poads. 

 Mason: near Xew liaxcn. (irimms Landing and Maggie. 

 Marion: near ('anion, Farmington. Eldora, Barracdcsville. 

 Iloult and Cray's Flat. Mon(»ngalia : iieai' ^Nloi-gantown. 

 Putnam: near flurricane. Paradise. Carin'iitcrs and Conti- 

 deuce. Pleasants: near Xew Ilehroii. Preston: near Ma- 

 sontown, Eglon and AmLlershurg. Pitchie: near Kitcliie 

 (\ II. Berea and Corn w alii.-, liandolph: near Fh^renee and 



