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Fig. 609. Hoi deum nodosum J.iuu. Sp. I'l. I'A. 2, .")(i. 17(51'. 

 WiLU OK Mkadow IJaklky. A sleudor, erect, cjuspitosc {^niss 2 to 

 6ilni. high, with ll;it leaves, and narrow, bearded Hpikes 2 to S cin. 

 long. Eiiii>ty f^limies all setaceous or awn-like; hitrral spil<i'lcts 

 imperfect. Awns (i to 12 nun. li'njj. Tliiu, dry soils, Indiana and 

 Minneaota to Alaska, and sontli to i'lniifssee, Mississippi, Texas, 

 aud California. .May-August. 



