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Fig. 56. Panicum bulbosum HBK.; Beal, Grasses N. Am., 

 2 131. Alkali Saccatone.— A stout, glabrous perennial 9 to 12 

 dm. high, from a bullions base, with fiat leaves and usually ample 

 panicles 20 to 40 cm. loug.— In canyons. Texas to Arizona. [Mex- 

 ico.] J une-«epteiiiber. A valuable hay grass for alkaline soils. 



