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Tradescantia, Spiderwort. 

 T. Virginica. Prairies ; common. 

 T. pilosa. Snow. 



Cyperaceae. 

 Cyperus, Galingale. 

 C- filiculmis(?) 

 C. strigosus. 



Eleocharis, Spiked Rush. 

 E. intermedia. 



Scirpus, Bulrush, 

 divaricatus. 



validus. Common Bulrush, 

 atrovirens. 



Eriophorum, Cotton Grass. 

 — ■■ — Not determined. 



S. 

 S. 

 S. 



E. 



Carex, Sedge. 

 C. lenticularis. 



Gramineae, Grasses. 

 Leersia, Cut Grass. 

 L. Virginica. Along rivulets, Lawrence. 



Zizania, Wild Rice. 

 Z. aquatica. Twelve feet high ; near 

 Osawatomie. 



Agrostis, Bent Grass. 

 A. scabra. Rough Hair Grass. 



Sporobolus, Drop-seed Grass. 

 S. vaginseflorus. Hall says it is worth- 

 less, but about Lawrence, cattle feed it close, 

 and it is about the only grass that stands feed- 

 ing. 



S. heterolepis. Hall. Hall says it is 

 valuable and common south and west. 

 S. asper. Sand near Lawrence. 

 *S. cuspidatus. Hall. 

 *S. depauperatus. Hall. 



Muhlienbergia, Dropseed Grass. 

 M. Mexicana. 



Slipa, Feather Grass. 

 S. juncea. Weather Grass. Awns very 

 long ; base of seed bearded ; ripe in June. 



Paspalum. 

 P. setaceum. Curious; Lawrence. Hall 

 says the only species west of the Mississippi. 



Panicum, Panic Grass. 

 P. capillare. Common. 

 P. filiforme. Stools abundantly. 

 P. amarum. 



P. virgatum. Common. 

 P. villosum. Pedicels flexuous. 

 P. dichotomum. Hall. 

 P. pauciflorum. Hall. 



Oplismenus, Cockspur Grass. 

 O. crus-galli, variety muticus. Common. 



Setaria, Bristly Fox-tail. 

 S. glauca. Bottle Grass. Everywhere. 

 S. viridis. Wild Timothy. Rare. 



Cenchrus, Bur Grass. 



C. tribuloides. Burs stick to clothes- 



Phalaris, Canary Grass. 

 P. arundinacea. 



Tricuspis. 

 T. seslerioides. False Red-top. 



Kceleria. 

 K. cristata. 



Diarrhena. 



D. Americana. Bottoms ; leaves broad p; 

 green in winter, 



Eragrostis. 



E. poseoides. Odorous ; common. 

 E. pilosa. 



E. tenuis. Pretty ; panicle near two feet, 

 long. 



E. capillaris. Hall. 



E. pectinacea. 



Poa. Spear Grass. 

 P. annua. Sent from the Arkansas by 

 Professor Mudge. 



f P. pratensis. Kentucky Blue Grass. 



Uniola, Union Grass. 

 U. latifolia. Among the bushes ; pretty. 



Phragmites, Reed. 

 P. communis. Water ; eleven feet high ; 

 near the Wakarusa. 



Lepturus. 

 L. paniculatus. Looks like a branching: 

 wire. 



Hordeum, Barley. 

 H. pusillum. 



Elymus, Rye Grass. 

 E. Virginicus. 

 E. Canadensis. 

 E. Hystrix. Hedge- hog Grass ; woods. 



Leptochloa. 

 L. fascicularis. 



Cynodon, Bermuda Grass, Crab Grass. 

 C. dactylon. Five fingers ; a bad weed. 



Spartina, Cord Grass. 

 S. cynosuroides. Wet; tall; tough; poor 

 fodder ; spikes one-sided. 



Boutelcua. 



B. curtipendula. Spikelets hang from- 

 the lower side. 



B. obligostachya. Low; one-sided spikes 

 at right angles ; all on one side. 



Tripsacum, Sesame Grass. 

 T. dactyloides. Tall; staminate flowers 

 above the pistillate. 



Andropogon. 

 A. furcatus. Forked stem ; blue stem. 

 A. scoparius. Broom Grass. 



Sorghum. 

 S. nutans. Wood Grass. Hall thinks 

 the last three make eighty per cent, of the 

 prairie grasses; they do not bloom every year. 



