196 PANIC UM. 



wliicli, liowever, is occasionally present in some spe- 

 cies, as a small scale ; glume and empty palet few- 

 nerved ; flower coriaceous, mostly orbicular or ovate, 

 flat on the inner side, convex on tlie outer ; sta- 

 mens 3. 



Said to have been an ancient Greek name for 

 Millet. 



1. Paspalum Fluitans (Floating Paspalum). River 

 swamps, Virginia, Southern Ohio, Illinois, and south- 

 ward. Flowers in September and October. 



2. P. Watterianum. Low and wet grounds New 

 Jersey and southward. 



3. P. Setaceum (Hairy Slender Paspalum). Sandy 

 fields, from Massachusetts, Illinois, and southward. 

 Flowers in August. 



4. P. L?eve (Smooth Erect Paspalum) Moist soil, 

 ISTew England to Kentucky, and southward. Flowers 

 in August. 



5. P. Distichum (Joint grass). Wet fields, "Vir- 

 ginia and southward. Flowers in July and Sep- 

 tember. 



6. P, Digitaria (Finger Shaped Paspalum). Slen- 

 der and sparsely flowered. Virginia and southward. 



60. PAJN^ICUM. PAi^ic Grass. 



GEXERIC CHARACTER. 



Spikelets panicled, racemed, or sometimes spiked, 

 not involucrate, 1^ to 2-flowered ; glumes 2, but the 



