PAMMEL — NOTES ON GRASSES OF NEBRASKA, ETC. 243 



P. rufcstris Vasey. Dome Lake, Sheridan County, altitude 10,500. Near 

 the timber line, and at timber line in open places. No. 124. 



P. Suksdorfii Yasey. Dome Lake, Sheridan County, altitude 10,500. At 

 timber line it forms a fine turf. No. 139. Dome Lake, altitude 9,500. 

 Moraines, occurs with P. rnpes/n's Vasey. No. 125. 



P. Wlieeleri \'asey. Rapid Creek Park, altitude 7,600 In swamps with 

 Engelmann Spruce. No. 122. Sheridan County, near spring above Big 

 Horn, Dome Lake Road, altitude 5,500. No. 67. Dome Lake, Sheridan 

 County, altitude 9,500. Moraines and flats. No. ii4- Dome Lake, alti- 

 tude 10,000. Just below timber line. No. 154. Sheridan County, west 

 branch of Big Goose, road to Shoshone Basin, altitude 8,500. No. 121. This 

 species appears to delight in cold, wet swamps. 



Panicularia aquatica Kuntze. New Castle, altitude 4,520. In canons and 

 running water, shallow brooks. No. I46«. Sheridan, altitude 3,812. No. 200. 

 P. tiervata Kuntze. New ^astle, altitude 4,019. In canons near running 

 water and low grounds. No. 123. Sheridan County, near Big Horn, alti- 

 tude 4,000. Irrigation ditches. No. 183, No. 199. 



Festuca hrevifolia R. Br. Sheridan County, Dome Lake, altitu le 10,500. 

 At timber line. This species is common and grows in small bunches. 

 No. 188. 



F. elatior L. var. pratcnsis A. Gray. Grand Island, altitude 1,872. Platte 

 River bottoms ; thoroughly naturalized. The only [ilace where the writer 

 has seen it so common in the west. No. 84. 



F. /ottesii Vasey. Sheridan, altitude 6,500. In open parks and liorders 

 of spruce and pine timber. No. I9irt. 



F. Kingii Scribner. Rapid Creek Park, Sheridan County, altitude 7.500- 

 7,800. In open parks. No. 187, 182. A large and beautiful grass in dry 

 places, spring above Big Horn, Dome Lake Road, Sheridan County, alti- 

 tude 5,500. No. 87. 



F. octoflora W a\i. Alma, altitude 1,950. Common on dry prairies. No. 

 70. Grand Island, altitude 1,872. No. 69. New Castle, altitude 4,019. Oc- 

 curs in pine woods and open dry places. No. 85. 



F. ovina L. This species occurs near the spring above Big Horn, Sheri- 

 dan County, Dome Lake Road, altitude 5,500 ; where it grows in dry places 

 forming bunches. No. i6g. No. 190 from the same place is doubtfully referred 

 to this species. No. 187 is a variety of this variable species found in the same 

 place. No. 153 is from Rapid Creek Park ; common in dry places, alti- 

 tude 7,500. 



F. ovina L. var. ingrata Hackel. Sheridan County, on Dome Lake Road 

 near spring, altitude 5,50^. Grows in bunches in dry places. No. 189. 



F. rubra L. Rapid Creek Park, Sheridan County, altitude 7,500. 

 This species is extremely common in open dry places where it forms 

 bunches of considerable size. It is much more valuable than F. ovina. 

 No. 191. 



