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green. They do not like the (lucer oily odor. Whether other 

 stock will eat it or ntjt we are unabL' to say. Eragrostis 

 sccundifloni, sometimes called Purple Love-grass, and 

 Eragrostis scssilispica are not luiconinion on tl;e sandy soils 

 of the plains in the ea.-^lern tier of counties in the State coming 

 in from the States farther east where they are common. They 

 are nowhere sufficient]}- abundant to be of any economic 

 importance. Eragrostis pectinacca and E. trichodcs also just 

 reach our boundaries on the east and southeast. jV perennial 

 grass that g"0?s mider tlie name of Eragrostis lugcns is rather 

 common in tlie mountains of tlie southern part of the 

 State wdiere it adds a little to the forage. It is probable that 

 this name is incorrect as the grass to which the name was 

 a])plied came from the northern ])art of South America and 

 distributions of that kind wdiile not impossible are at least 

 uncommon. The name \\\\\ have to stand until further study 

 can be made. Mi^.xican Salt Grass is the name given to 

 Eragrostis obtusiflora which occurs on the playas at the 

 extreme southwestern corner of the State in alkaline soil. 

 This might easily be mistaken for ordinary salt grass which 

 it resembles in many respects but tlie inflorescence is some- 

 what different. It is of some importance in the region 

 mentioned and rn^ay occur elsewhere, having been overlooked 

 on account of its similaritv to Salt Grass. 



Three species of Eatonia occur in the State none of 

 tliem of any very great economic importance since they are 

 none of them very abundant nor widely distributed. Melica 

 par-ci flora is a slender, rath.r weak grass often 2^2 feet high 

 with long slender but flat green leaves and a branching 

 panicle of numerous ])endulous spikelets, purple tinged on 

 some of the glumes. It is nowhere very abundant but adds 

 its small part to the summer range of the timbered mountains 

 all over the State. 



Salt Grass (Disticlilis spicata) is a coarse perennial 

 with stiffish leaves and stems, a rather strict panicle, some- 

 times a little branched, with flattened spikelets of about 10 



