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(2721.) A. scoparius, Michx., Fl. I., 57; Pursh, Fl. I., 74 ; Hook., 

 Fl. II., 256. 



A. purpurascens, Willd. Sp. IV., 913. 



Pottinia scoparia, Spreng. ; Roem. & ^chultz. Syst. II., 832. 



Dry sandy soil, widely distributed. Goat Island, in Grand Lake, 

 N.B. (Fowler, Cat.) Kirk's Ferry, Q. (Fletcher, Fl. Ott.) Abun- 

 dant on Bice Lake Plains, and westward to Lakes Erie and Huron. 

 (Macoun.) Vicinity of Hamilton, Out. (Logie.) Port Colborne, Ont. 

 {McGill Coll. Herb.) Sandy soil, London, Ont. (Burgess. Millman) 

 East side ot La Cloche Island, Georgian Bay. (R. Bell.} South Antler 

 Creek, Man. (Millman.} Abundant in dry spots in Manitoba, and 

 throughout the southern prairie region to Calgary and Morley, Alberta. 

 (Macoun.) Banks of the Saskatchewan. (Hooker, Fl.) 



680. CHYSOPOGON, Trin. (WOOD-GRASS.) 



<2722.) C. nutans, Benth. & Hook., Gen. Plant. III., 1135. 



Andropogon nutans, Linn. ; Pursh, Fl. L, 74. 



A. avenaceu*, Michx., Fl. I., 58; Pursh, Fl. L, 74; Hook., Fl. II., 257. 



Sorghum nutans, Gray ; Macoun, Cat. No. 2271. 



Dry sandy woods, near Ottawa. (Fletcher, Fl. Ott.) Eocky wood- 

 land west of Brockville, Ont. (Billings.) Bank of the Trent at Heely 

 Falls ; common on Eice Lake Plains ; along the Humber and Don, at 

 Toronto, and at Niagara Falls. (Macoun.) Vicinity of Hamilton, Ont. 

 (Logie.) London; and Port Cockburn, Muskoka, Ont. (Burgess.) 

 -Saskatchewan. (Hooker, FL) High Bluff, Man. (McGill Coll. Herb.) 



681. PHALARIS, Linn. Gen. 74. (CANARY-GRASS.) 



(2723.) P. arundinacea, Linn.; Michx., Fl. I., 43 ; Pursh, Fl. L, 

 65 ; Hook., Fl. II., 234. 



P. Americana, Torr., Fl. I., 100. 

 Calamagrostis colorata, Nutt, Gen. I., 46. 



In ditches, marshes, and the borders of ponds ; common westward 

 Marshes at Truro, and Annapolis, IST.S. ; and at Whycocomagh, Cape 

 Breton. (Macoun.) Not uncommon in Carleton Co., and along the St. 

 John River, KB. ( Vroom.) Campbellton, N.B. (Chalmers.) Becscie 

 Eiver, and Ellis Bay, Aiiticosti. (Macoun.) Vicinity of Ottawa. (Fletcher, 



