()16 GKAMINEJE. (GRASS FAMILY.) 



iiiiiiiprons clnstored braiulips nutl small ohlung 8- lO-floworcd spikelots oreot 



i>r a}>i)ic'sse(l ; Howcrs minute, meinhraiiarcmis, rather distant on the racliis ; 



lowering glume obtuse, .'{-nerved. (I'uaconferta, A7/.) — liiver hanks, Florida 



to Soutli Carolina. August - Sept. — Tanicle whitish. Spikelets 1"-!^" 



long. 



* * Panicles o/ien, sjireadiutj : sjiilcelets single. 



■*- SiiKill auniials. 



6. E. ciliaris, Link. Culms slender, prostrate or ascending, geniculate ; 

 leaves (2'-3' long) linear, bearded at the throat; panicle s])iked, cylindrical, 

 the minute (^" long) ovate spikelets densely crowded on the short ayjpressed 

 branches, 5 - 7-flowered ; flowering glume obtuse ; the palet fringed on the 

 margins with bristly hairs. — Varies with the panicles open and diffuse, aud 

 tlie spikelets and flowers more scattered on the smooth rachis. — Waste places. 

 Introduced. — Culms C- 12' long. Spikelets purple. 



7. E. Purshii, Schrad. Culms slender, a.scending, geniculate near the 

 base, 6'- 12' long; leaves narrowly linear, the sheaths bearded at the throat ; 

 panicle 3'- 6' long, the lowest of the widely spreading branches whorled ; 

 spikelets linear, .5- 10-flowered, purple or pale, the lateral ones ap])ressed, 

 and mostly longer than their pedicels; .flowering glume ovate, 3-uerved. — 

 Waste places and cultivated grounds, common. June -Sept. 



8. E. Frankii, Meyer. Culms branched at the base, in tufts, 5'- 10' 

 high; panicle oblong, 3' -6' long, the capillary branches widely spreading; 

 spikelets 1" long, 2 - 5-flowered, long-pedicelled ; glumes acute, faintly nerved. 

 — Low ground, in the upper districts. July- August. 



-(- -^ Tall perennials : culms simple. 



9. E. tenuis, (Ell). Culms, including the panicle, 2°-3° high ; leaves 

 l°-2° long, bearded at the base; panicles l°-2° long, capillary, diffuse, 

 bearded at the lower axils; spikelets pale, long-pedicelled, 2-6-flowered; 

 florets oblong-lanceolate, acute ; glumes lanceolate, acuminate, strongly 3- 

 nerved. — Dry sandy soil in the upper districts. 



10. E. capillaris, Nees. Panicle widely expanding, the lower axils 

 mostly bearded; spikelets very small (1"- 1|" long), 2 - 4-flowered, mostly 

 purple, on long diverging capillary pedicels ; glumes and florets ovate, acute ; 

 flowering glume obscurely 3-nerved. — Dry uncultivated fields. August - 

 Sept. — Leaves and sheaths smooth or hairy. Panicle l°-2° long. 



11. E. Elliottii, Watson. Panicle (1^°- 3° long) reclining, the bri.stle- 

 like or capillary branches erect-spreading, naked in the axils ; spikelets linear, 

 flat (3"-4" long), 8- 12-flowered, the erect-spreading pedicels l'-2' long; 

 flowering glume acute, 3-nerved, nearly smooth on the keel ; leaves and sheaths 

 very smooth aud shining. (Poa nitida, Ell.) — Low grassy places along the 

 coast, Florida to South Carolina. August -Sept. 11 — Leaves narrowly 

 linear, longer than the short (6'- 9' high) culm. 



12. E. pectinacea, Gray. Panicle erect, widely spreading, or the nu- 

 merous rather rigid aud often hairy branches at length reflexed ; spikelets 

 oblong-linear, jiurple, flat, about 8-flowered, shorter than the erect or slightly 



