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soil, New Jersey to Virginia, and southward. Flow- 

 ers in August. 



16. P. Pauciflorum (Few-flowered Panic). Is found 

 in wet meadows and copses, Massachusetts to Wis- 

 consin, and southward. Flowers in June and 

 July. 



17. P. Dichotomum (Polymorphus Panic). Is com- 

 mon in all parts of the country on dry and low 

 grounds. Flowers in June and August. 



18. P. Depauperatum (Worthless Panic). Stems 

 simple, forming close tufts. Dry woods and hills. 

 Rather common. Flowers in June. 



19. P. Verrucosum (Warty Panic). Spikelets oval, 

 roughish, with warts, dark green. 



New England to Virginia, and southward, in sandy 

 swamps near the coast. Flowers in August 



20. P. Crus Galli (Barn Yard Grass). This grass 

 is relished by stock, and is deserving cultivation. It 

 grows on moist, rich, or manured soils, and along 

 the coast in ditches. Flowers in September and Oc- 

 tober. 



21. P. Millaceum (Common Millet). 



SPECIFIC CHARACTER. 



Flowers in large, open, nodding panicles ; leaves 

 lance-shaped, broad ; stem 1 to 2 feet high. Native 

 of Turkey. 



Flint. 



