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Festuca, L. Fescue Grass. 



1022. F. ten el la, Willd. 



Dry sterile soil ; common. 



1023. F. ovina, L. 



iped into waste places. 



1024. F. nutans, Willd. 



Rocky woods ; rather common. 



1025. F. Shorfii, Kunth. 



(F. nutans, Willd. — Manual.) 

 Swale near Noels ; rare. 



1026. F. elatior, L., var. pratensis, Gray. 

 Railroad track, Blue Grass ; rare. 



Bromus, L. Brome Grass. 



1027. B. secalinus, L, Gheat or Ghess. 



Railroad tracks and waste ground near grain fields; common. 



1028. B. eilialw, L., var. purgans, Gray. 

 Moist woods ; frequent. 



1029. B. tectorum, L. 



Sandy railroad embankment ; Fairport. Rare. 



Lolium, L. 



1030. L. perenne, L. Darnel. 



Escaped from lawns ; Eldridge, Muscatine. 



Agropyrum, Gaertn. 



1 03 1. A. repens, Beauv. Couch- or Quick-Grass. 



Railroad tracks ; common. Becoming a troublesome weed. 



Hordeum, Tourn. Barley. 



1032. H. jubatuin, L. Squirrel-tail Grass. 

 Common. 



1033. H. prate use, Huds. 



Our plants of this species belong to //. pusillum, Nutt. 

 Dry sandy soil along railroads ; infrequent. 

 Elymus, L. Wild Rye. 



1034. E. Virginicus, L. 

 Waste land ; common. 



1035. E. Canadensis, L. 

 With above ; common. 



