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108. SLENDER FESCUE-GRASS 



FESTUCA OCTOFLORA Walt. 



Scattered, in dry places. Found nearly ripe on Long Point, 

 June 13, 1901. 



109. NODDING FESCUE-GRASS 



FESTUCA NUTANS Willd. 



Occasional in dry soil about the lake. Found at Long Point and 

 southwest of the lake. Too much scattered to be of any import- 

 ance. 



110. CHEAT; CHESS 



BROMUS SECALINUS L. 



This very common and well known grass, which frequently 

 proves such a nuisance in wheatfields, is common about the lake, 

 especially along the railroad. There are several other species of 

 cheat found in the sandy soil about the lake, but when found they 

 were dead ripe and not in condition to collect. 



111. PURPLISH WHEAT-GRASS 



AGROPYRON BIFLORUM (Brignoli) R. & S. 



Only one patch seen in the region of the lake. This was in a 

 dooryard in Culver where it had been probably introduced in lawn- 

 grass seed. 



112. SQUIRREL-TAIL GRASS 



HORDEUM JUBATUM L. 



Previous to about 1900, this grass was unknown to many regions 

 in the northern part of the state, and the 6th edition of Gray's 

 Manual gave its range as "sandy seashore, upper Great Lakes and 

 westward." At about the time mentioned above some influence was 

 rapidly at work bringing about its dispersal and it soon became a 

 familiar object in lawns, waste places, roadsides, etc., and there 

 were some fears entertained that it might become a nuisance. Like 

 the prickly lettuce and sweet clover, however, which had preceded 

 it several years, it soon reached its limit or contented itself with 

 occupying waste places and not encroaching on cultivated ground. 

 Its large heads, with long silky, sometimes purplish, awns make it 

 a pretty and conspicuous grass. 



Some was found on June 24, 1901, in head along the street, 

 where it had been recently introduced. 



