Sphenopholis obtusata (Alichx.). Blunt-scaled Eatonia. 



.-lira obtusata Alichaux, FI. Bor. Am. I. 62. 1803 [Carolina and Florida]. 

 Eatonia obtusata Britten 293. — Keller and Brown 50. 



Several stations in the northern counties and soutlnvard alono- 

 the Coastal strip to Cape May. 

 PL — Earlv June into July. 



Middle District. — Farmingdale. 



Coast Strip. — Beach Haven (L), Spray Beach (L), Stone Harbor, Cape 

 May (OHB). 



Sphenopholis obtusata pubescens Scribner and Merrill. 



St^JicHOpliolis obtusata pubescens Scribner and Merrill, Circ. U. S. Dept. Agr. 

 2"/, p. 6. I goo [ Stack ville, Miss.]. 



Along the Coast strip apparently as frequent as the last. 

 Fl. — Early June into July. 

 Coast Strip. — Surf City (L), Spray Beach (L), Sherburn's (L). 



Sphenopholis nitida Spreng. Slender Eatonia. 



Aira nitida Sprengel, Fl. Hal. Mant. I. 2i2- 1807 [Pennsylvania]. 

 Eatonia Dudlcyi Britton 293. 

 Eatonia nitida Keller and Brown 50. 



One record for Hunterdon County, locally in the Middle 

 district. Sandy ground. 



Fl. — Early Alay to mid-June. 

 Middle District. — Mickleton, Swedesboro, Tomlin, Riddleton, Auburn. 



Sphenopholis pallens (Spreng.). Pale Eatonia. 



Fl. XIV., Fig. 5. 



Aira pallens Sprengel, Fl. Hal. Mant. I., p. 2>?:- 1807 [Pennsylvania]. 

 Eatonia Pennsylvanica Britton 293. 



Shady ground ; common in the northern counties, ranging 

 southward in the Middle district. 

 Fl. — Late ]May to early July. 



Middle District. — Farmingdale, New Egypt, Delair, Camden (Bassett),^ 

 Medford (S), Washington Park, Sewell (S), Alickleton (XY) Swedesboro, 

 Millville (S), Buckshutem. 



Sphenopholis palustris (Michx.). Marsh Eatonia. 



Avena palustris Michaux, Fl. Bor. Am. I. 72. 1803 [Georgia and Carolina]. 



—Barton Fl. Phila. I. 69. 1818. 

 Trisetuni pennsylvanicum Britton 290. — Keller and Brown 45. 



