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Fk;. 597. Agropyroii ricliardsoiii .Schnul. J^iiiiiiia 12 : liiT. 

 1838, (fide Kew Index); (Triticum richardsoui Triri. iu Ivcliq. in 

 Schiad., Linn, 12 : -167. 1838.) Kiciiauuson's Wheat-grass. An 

 erect, smooth perennial, 6 to 8 dm. iii<::li, with rather roiii;]i, invo- 

 liite-i)oinled leaves and erect, iisnaliy one-sided, liearded 8{)ikes, 

 7 to 10 cm. lonjr, Spikelets 3- to 4-liowered, witli liin<;-a\vncd 

 liowerinji glumes 8 to ! mm. long. ]>ry soil, Nebraslca ami Min- 

 nesota to the .Saskatchewan, and south to Colorado. ,)une-.'><'i>- 

 teniber. 



