1918] The Grasses of Illinois 381 



This delicate species is native to Illinois. It resembles E. frankii 



more than any other species, but its panicle is always longer. It is 



found in dry sandy soil. 



ILLINOIS SPECIMENS: Without locality, Hall; Spoon river, Brendel in 1859; 

 Carson, Eggert in 1878. christian co. Taylorville, Andrews. du page CO. 

 Hinsdale, Smith, Sept., 1902. fulton co. Without locality, Pepoon. jo daviess 

 CO. Without locality, Pepoon. Hancock co. Augusta, Mead in 1843. lake co. 

 Channel lake, Haynes, Aug., 1905. macoupin co. Carlinville, liobert.son, Aug., 

 1882. PEORIA CO. Peoria, McDonald, Aug., 1892 and 1897; Peoria, Brendel. 

 POPE CO. Herod, Clinton, July, 1898. ST. clair co. Mascoutah, Welsch. wa- 

 bash CO. Without locality. Shearer; Hanging Eock, SchnecTc, Sept., 1904; Mt. 

 Carniel, Schneck, July, 1900, 



EragTostis cilianensis (All.) Link 

 Candy Grass. Stink Grass. Snake Grass (Fig. 213) 



Eragrostis megastachya, Lapham '57, 547, 580. E. poaeoides var. mcgas- 

 tachya, Babcock '73, 97; Patterson '76, 51; Flagg '78, 281; Higley and Eaddin 

 '91, 144. Eragrostis major, Huett '97, 130. 



Culms 8 to 24 inches tall, usually spreading ; sheaths shorter than 

 the internodes, hairy at the throat ; blades rough on the upper surface, 

 2 to 6 inches long ; ligule a ring of hairs 1 to 3 mm. long ; panicle dark 

 gray-green, 2 to 6 inches long; spikelets 5 to 25 mm. long, 10- to 40- 

 flowered ; lemmas 2 to 2.5 mm. long ; pedicels and keels of the glumes 

 and lemmas glandular. 



This grass is abundant everywhere in the state. It was introduced 



into the United States from Europe and is a well-known weed in 



gardens and waste places. It is easily controlled by thoro cultivation. 



The glands on the spikelets give out a strong and rather disagreeable 



cdor. 



COOK CO. Hyde Park, Chicago, A. Chase 1182; Sogers Park, Johnson, July, 

 1890; Chicago, A. Chase, Aug., 1899; Chicago, Babcoclc, Aug., 1874; Evanston, 

 Johnson, Sept., 1888; Chicago, Lansing in 1897; Hyde Park, Chicago, Lansing, 

 July, 1898. champaign co. Without locality, Percival, Nov., 1876; Urbana, 

 Seymour, June, 1880; Urbana, Mosher, Sept., 1913; Urbana, Clinton, Aug., 1895; 

 Urbana, Gibbs, Sept., 1898; Champaign, Mosher, Aug., 1913. christian co. 

 Taylorville, De Motte ; Taylorville, Andrews. DU page co. Hinsdale, Smith, Aug., 

 1902. FULTON CO. Without locality, Pepoon. JO daviess co. Without locality, 

 Pepoon. HENDERSON CO. Oquawka, Patterson in 1871. kane CO. Elgin, Sherjf 

 1790. KANKAKEE CO. Kankakee, Beecher, Aug., 1899. lake co. Channel lake, 

 Haynes, Aug., 1905. mchenry co. Algonquin, Nason, Aug., 1878; Ringwood, 

 Fasey. mason co. Havana, Burrill and Clinton, June, 1894. peoria co. Peo- 

 ria, McDonald, Aug., 1904; Peoria, Brendel; Peoria, V. H. Chase 125. ST. clair 

 CO. Mascoutah, Welsch. w abash co. Without locality. Shearer; Mt. Carmel, 

 Schneck, Oct., 1902. 



Eragrostis frankii (Fisch. Mey. and Lall.) Steud. 

 (Fig. 214) 



Lapham '57, .547, 580; Babcock '73, 97; Patterson '76, 51; Flagg '78, 281; 

 Brendel '87, 64; Higley and Eaddin '91, 144; Huett '97, 130; Sherff '13, 595. 



Culms sometimes erect, but often spreading and forming a dense 



