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Fig. 428. Stipa neo-mexicaiia (Tliurbei;. new comb. (S. jjen- 

 uata neomexicana Thnrber in Vasey, 111. N. Auier. Grasses (2- : No. 

 S, 1891.) New Mexican Feather-ghass. A rather stout, erect, 

 densely tufted perennial 3 io dm. high, with involute leaves and 

 nanow, racemose paiuLles 8 to 10 cm. long. Awns 8 to 12 cm. 

 long, leather-plumose excepting near the base. High northern 

 slopes of the mountains of southern Colorado, New Mexico, Ari- 

 zona, and Texas. May-September. Ornamental. 



