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193, of small size and with drooping panicles; n. 194> 

 large and strong, with long leaves and erect panicles. 



FESTUCA ARIZONICA, Vasey, U. S. Herb. i. 277. Cum- 

 bres Pass, 10,000 feet, Sept.; n. 173. Pagosa Springs, July ; 

 n. 174. Also in dry river bed at Piedra, July. A common 

 bunch grass wherever it occurs. : ;* ; ; % . 



FESTUCA BREVIFOLIA, R. Br. in Parry Isir'Yay.. Syp.pl" 



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Near Pagosa Peak, Aug. Two forms were di^frftilted :*&:** 

 175 from 12,000 feet, and n. 176 from 11,500 feet. Both are 

 common on the open alpine slopes and summits; and they 

 have been determined as unquestionable F. brevifolia by our 

 agrostologists, which is interesting in view of Dr. Theo. 

 Holms' statement that the true F. brevifolia is not known to 

 occur below the Arctic Circle. 



FESTUCA FRATERCULA, Rupr. Bull. Brux. ix. (2) 236. 

 Near Pagosa Peak, 9,000 to 9,500 feet , Aug. Two forms were 

 distributed, nn. 177, 178, both abundant on rich, open slopes 

 among the spruce woods, and both occurring either singly 

 or in small tufts. 



Festuca Thurberi, Vasey. Forming compact tufts on open 

 slopes at 10,000 feet near Pagosa Peak; Aug.; n. 179. 



Bromus Porteri, Nash. At Arboles ; June; nn. 157, 159. 

 No. 157 was issued erroneously as B. occidentalis. 



BROMUS RICHARDSONII, Link. Hort. Berol. ii. 281. Near 

 Pagosa Peak at 9,000 feet, Aug.; n. 158. A tall and grace- 

 ful plant very abundant on all the open slopes of the Pagosa 

 Peak region. 



AGROPYRUM DIVERGENS, Nees, ex Steud. Syn. 347. Fre- 

 quent in small tufts in an old creek bed near Pagosa Peak, 

 at 9,000 feet; Aug.; n. 139; not typical. 



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