108 Rhodora [June 



and narrower-leaved extreme is probably Philotria angiistijolia (Muhl.) 

 Britton. 



* Paspalum pubescens Muhl. Rare. Sandy soil in the flood-plain 

 of the Connecticut River, Hartford (Bissell & Weatherby). 



Panicum virgatum L. The form "with two to several staminate 

 or abortive florets to a spikelet," said to be caused by a smut (Contr. 

 Nat. Herb., xv. 89), is often observed and sometimes abundant in 

 certain localities (Eames). 



* P. VIRGATUM L., var. CUBENSE Griscb. Groton (Graves). A 

 somewhat intermediate form, referred to this variety by Hitchcock 

 and Chase (Contr. Nat. Herb. xv. 92). 



P. LONGIFOLIUM Torr. Killingworth (Weatherby). 



P. SPRETUM Schultes. Killingworth (Weatherby), Woodstock 

 (Harger), South Windsor (Weatherby & C. W. Vibert). Extensions 

 of range north and west. 



P. ORicoLA Hitchc. & Chase. Locally abundant on the coast in 

 Fairfield Co. (Eames). In the Catalogue definitely reported only from 

 Waterford. 



P. ALBEMARLENSE Ashc. Soutliington (Andrews). In the Cata- 

 logue reported only from Waterford. 



P. scoPARioiDES iVshe. Southbury (Harger, Rhodora, xv. 66). 

 In the Catalogue reported only from Southington. 



P. CoMMONSiANUM Ashc. Sand-plains, North Haven (Andrews ex 

 Hitchcock & Chase, Contr. Nat. Herb., xv. 92). 



P. XANTHOPHYSUM Gray. Sandy soil, North Canaan (A. E. Blewitt). 

 Rocky summit, Salisbury (W\ R. Dudley; specimen in Herb. Yale Uni- 

 versit}'). Previously reported only from north-central Connecticut. 



* P. ACULEATUM Hitchc. & Chase. Alluvial soil, Stafford (Bissell & 

 R. W. Woodward). 



*EcHiNOCHLOA MURiCATA (Michx.) Fernald. Rhodora, xvii. 105 

 (1915). Rare. Pond-margins and fields: Pomfret (Weatherby), 

 Berlin (J. N. Bishop, Rhodora, 1. c), Killingworth (F. W. Hall; 

 specimen in Herb. Yale Universitv), Bridgeport (Eames, Rhodora, 

 1. c). 



* Setaria imberbis R. & S. Rare. Wet fields: Branford (Harger), 

 Fairfield (Eames). 



t ZiZANiA PALUSTRis L. Indian Rice. Rare. Streams flowing into 

 Lake Congamond, Suffield (Eames & C. C. Godfrey), where it has 

 spread from plants introduced into the lake many years ago. 



