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liordeiiin pnsilluni Xiitt. 



Found in waste places all over soutli Louisiiina. 

 Leptoehloa Xealleyi (Vasey.) 



First record from Louisiana. Known distribution ac- 

 cording to Small: "Central and Southern Texas." Along 

 the coast in the vicinity of the station. 

 Leptoehloa imbrieata Thui-l). 



Collected by Prof. S. M. Tracy, determined liy Piper. 

 First record from Louisiana. This grass is nt)t included in 

 Small's Flora, but according to Beale "Grasses of North 

 America," page -435, occurs in South California, Arizona 

 and Mexico. Beale quotes Dr. Palmer that it is a good for- 

 age plant. It occurs occasionally along th^ sea coast in the 

 vicinity of the station. 

 Pauicum proliferum Lam. 



Common all over the state in wet soil. 

 Panicum paspaloides Pers. 



First record from Louisiana. Known distribution ac- 

 cording to Small: "Florida and Texas." Common in shallow 

 ponds and swamps near the station. 

 Panicum Helleri Xash. 



Collected by Prof. S. :\r. Tracy. Plant not seen .by the 

 wriier. Previous known distribution according to Small : 

 "Stony wooded hillsides South Texas." 

 Panicum repens L. 



Very abundant along the banks of the Cameron rl^■e^ 

 near the mouth. First record from Louisiana. Previous 

 known distribution according to Small: "Alabama, Missis- 

 sippi and California." 

 Pauicum. sphaeroearpon Ell. 



Occasionally along the dry ridges near the coast. The 

 plant also occurs almost over the Avhole state in dry soil. 

 Panicum Orangense Ashe. Journ. Elisha ^Mitchell Sci. So. ^ 



Of this species/ which is not yet described in any of the 

 manuals, ^Irs. Chase, assistant in Grass Herbarium, Wash- 

 ington, writes: "We are not yet decided whether P. Ciliosum 

 Nash be not the same species." Kange in manuscript of 

 monograph on Paniciun in preparation is New Jersey to 

 Florida, west to Tennessee and Louisiana. 



