196 PANICUM. 



which, however, is occasionally present in some spe- 

 cies, as a small scale ; glume and empty palet few- 

 nerved ; flower coriaceous, mostly orbicular or ovate, 

 flat on the inner side, convex on the outer ; sta- 

 mens 3. 



Said to have been an Ancient Greek name for 

 Millet. 



1. Paspalum Fluitans (Floating Paspalum). Kiver 

 swamps, Virginia, Southern Ohio, Illinois, and south- 

 ward. Flowers in September and October. 



2. P. Watterianum. Low and wet grounds New 

 Jersey and southward. 



3. "P. Setaceum (Hairy Slender Paspalum). Sandy 

 fields, from Massachusetts, Illinois, and southward. 

 Flowers in August. 



4. P. Lseve (Smooth Erect Paspalum) Moist soil, 

 New England to Kentucky, and southward. Flowers 

 in August. 



5. P. Distichum (Joint grass). Wet fields, Vir- 

 ginia and southward. Flowers in July and Sep- 

 tember. 



6. P, Digitaria (Finger Shaped Paspalum). Slen- 

 der and sparselyflowered. Virginia and southward. 



60. PANICUM. PANIC GRASS. 



GENERIC CHARACTER. 



Spikelets panicled, racemed, or sometimes spiked, 

 not involucrate, 1 to 2-flowered ; glumes 2, but the 



