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is much less common than thirty years ago. Now, the farmers have 

 excellent fanning mills, and wheat is better cleaned, and hence 

 pure seed is sown. At the period spoken of many believed that winter- 

 killed wheat changed into chess. Since the seed is cleaner and the 

 land drained, chess has almost disappeared. 



(2923.) B. SUbulatus, Ledeb. ; Yasey, Cat. Grasses, U.S. 93, (1885.) 

 Ounalashka. (RotJir. Alask.) Unknown to us as well as the next. 



(2924.) B. Sitchensis, Bong.; Hook., Fl. II., 253. 

 Sitka. (Hooker, Fl Rothr. Alask.) 



(2925.) B. TECTORUM, Linn.; Yasey, Cat. Grasses U. S. 93, (1885.) 

 Introduced at Kingston, Out. (Millman.) 



(2926.) B. SEGETUM, Schl.; Yasey, Cat. Grasses U. S. 93, (1885.) 

 Introduced with seed-grain at Shuswap Lake, B.C. (Prof. Fowler.} 



731. LOLIUM, Linn. Gen. 95. (DARNEL.) 



(2927.) L. PERENNE, Linn. (Eye Grass.) 



Introduced and cultivated in some localities near Pictou, N. S. 

 (McKay.) Near railway depot, Carleton, !N". B. (Fowler, Cat.) Jacques 

 Cartier Kiver, Q. (St. Cyr.) Yicinity of Ottawa. (Fletcher, FL Ott.) 

 Neighborhood of Belleville, Ont. (Macoun.) Hamilton, Ont. (Logie.) 

 Meadows at London, and Kingston, On t. (Burgess. Millman.') Quite 

 common on Yancouver Island, where it produces excellent hay. 

 (Macoun.) 



A variety with very long glumes has been gathered at London, Ont., 

 by Dr. Burgess. He writes that it is not L. temulentum. 



(2928.) L. TEMULENTUM, Linn. (Poison Darnel.) 



Bather rare or seldom detected. Near railway depot, Carleton, N.B. 

 (Fowler, Cat.) Along a new road at Cameron Lake, in the centre 

 of Yancouver Island. Introduced in horse feed. (Macoun.) 



