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Fiti. 507. Triodia stricta (Nntt.) Vasey, 111. N. Am. (iiasses 

 1-':, No. 38. 1891. {Windnoria ulricta Nutt.) Simked Tuio- 

 DiA. A stout, erect, Cii'spitose ]>erciinial 12 to 14 dm. liigli, with 

 lather loug, rigiil leaves ai'd densely tiowered, spik(?-like pani- 

 cles 10 to 'SO cm. long. Spikelets nearly sessile, 5- to 8-flowered, 

 1 to 5 mm. long, with lanceolate, acute empty ginnies (a) and 

 oblong, oljtnse tioweriug glumes (c) which are 1' to 3 mm. long. 

 Moist soil, Lonisiuna and .Mississippi to Kansas and Texas. An 

 jriist-October. 



