218 ; AGRICULTURAL REPORT. 
come important to the settler that a scientific account of that portion 
of the indigenous flora of the region which is to furnish the food for his 
domestic animals, for a few years at least, should be given. It is pro- 
posed to exhibit the general character of its gramineous flora as now ex- 
isting, and to suggest varieties most likely to prove profitable in. culti- 
vation. 
The following is a catalogue of the species embraced in the territory 
under consideration, with the range to the eastward of those which ex- 
tend across the Missouri River: 
Leersia Virginica, Willd. Not a prairio species. East to the Atlantic. 
Leersia oryzoides, Swartz. A wet ground or bog plant; worthless. East to the At- 
lantic. 
Leersia lenticularis, Michx. Low rich soils; worthless, Southeastward to Virginia. 
Zizania aquatica, Lin. The wild rice of the northwest. Northeastward. 
Alopecurus pratensis, Lin. Variety from Europe. In pastures eastward. 
Alopecurus geniculatus, Michx. Ponds—wet and dry places. Eastward. 
Phleum Alpinum, Lin. Mountain stations. High mountains in New England 
Vilfa aspera, Beauy. Arid soils. Southeastward. 
Vilfa vaginejlora, Torr. Various localities; worthless. Southeastward. 
Vilfa tricholepis, Torr. Mountains. 
Vilfa depauperata, Torr. Plains. 
Vilfa cuspidata, Torr. Plains. 
Sporobolus asperifolius, Nees. Mountain valleys. 
Sporobolus ramulosus, H. B. K. Mountain valleys. 
Sporobolus aroides, Torr. Mountain valleys. 
Sporobolus cryptandrus, Gray. Plains. East to Atlantic. 
Sporobolus heterolepis, Gray. Plains. East to Connecticut. 
Agrostis varians, Trin. High mountains. 
Agrostis rupesiris, AN. High mountains. 
Agrostis scabra, Willd. Mountains and plains. East to Atlantic. 
Vaseya comata, Thurb. Mountains. 
Cinna arundinacea; L. East to New England. 
Muhlenbergia pungens, Thurb. Plains. 
Muhlenbergia gracillima, Torr. Plains. : 
Muhlenbergia gracilis, Trin. Plains. 
Fa aid a Mexicana, Trin. Mountains and streams; on the plains. East to the 
tlantic. 
Muhlenbergia sylvatica, Torr, & Gray. Mountains and streams to the plains. East to 
the Atlantic. 
Lriocoma cuspidata, Natt. Sandy plains. 
Calamagrostis Canadensis, Beauv. Swamps and wet lands. Northeastward. 
Calamagrostis sylvatica, D. C. Mountains. 
‘Calamagrostis stricta, Trin. Mountains, 
Calamagrostis gigantea, Nutt. Plains. 
Calamagrostis longifolia, Hook. Plains. Northeast to Michigan, 
Oryzopsis micrantha, Thurb. Mountains. 
Oryzopsis Canadensis, Torr. Mountains. Northeast to New England, 
Oryzopsis igh dee Michx. Mountains. Northeast to New England. 
Stipa viridula, Trin. Mountains and plains. 
Stipa spartea, Trin. Plains. East to Illinois and Michigan. 
Stipa capillata, Lin. 
Aristida purpurea, Nutt. Mountains and plains. 
Aristida dichotoma, Michx. Plains. East to the Atlantic, 
Aristida gracilis, Ell. Plains. East to the Atlantic. 
Aristida oligantha, Michx. Plains. Southeastward. 
Aristida purpurascens, Poir. Plains and mountains. Eastward to the Atlantic. * 
Spartina cynosuroides, Willd. Plains—wet lands. East to the Atlantic. 
Spartina gracilis, Trin. Plains. 
Bouteloua oligostachya, Torr. Mountains and plains. Most valuable of the “ grama 
grasses. 
Bouteloua curtipendula, Gray. Mountains and plains. East to New York. 
Bouteloua hirsuta, Lagasca. Plains. East to Illinois. — 
Bouteloua eriopoda, Torr. Mountains, &c., of New Mexico. The small “grama grass.” 
Gymnopogon racemosas, Beauv. Indian Territory. Southeastward to the Atlantic. 
Pappophorum boreale, Ledeb. Plains. New Mexico. F 
Leptochloa fascicularis, Gray. Plains. East to Illinois. On the Atlantic. 
Leptochioa mucronata, Kunth. Plains. Indian Territory. East to Illinois and Vir- 
ginia. . 
