PANUK.K. 125 



South Caroliiiii to |''loi'iil;i in tlio saiuls of the cojust. Ia'hvi's 

 bitliT. 



\';ir. minor \'. ^ S. Coiitril). l'. S. Nut, IIitI.. ;5 : ;><; (lS!i-v>). 



A sinallor I'onii witli liirm'r spiki-lcts, jj^rowiii^' Iroiii Coniu'cticut. 

 to Mortli (!aroliiiii. 



New Jt'fsi'N , /. S. /h/i/. .\(/ririi/. 11 iVoin Isaac Murk. 



;!"). v. Mii.iA.KiM L. Si». IM. :.s(i;r»;{). iMii.lkt. 



Aniuuil ; culius stout. citi'I. Itraucliiiiy, ol'tcu I'ou^li. (Id-TiO 

 ctii. liiiifli. Slicaths often 'trsct with lairs from warty hascs; 

 Itladcs minuM'ous. Mat, hairy or sukxmIi. ;{(>- ")(I cru. lonu;, ■•.* 'A cm. 

 wide. Panicle usually exsei'leil. couipouiid. pyraniidal or ovoid. 

 s|>rt'adiiiif and in most races noddiui:; in fruit. I") ;!() cm. lony-. 

 SpikeU'ts all |)(>dicelled. mainly home towards the ends of the 

 branches, nu)stly ol)l(Ull,^ elliptical, acute, I mm. lon^. lirst i-iuine 

 ItroatI, acute, "j-ncrvcil. aliout '.) mm. lonij'. second ulunu' aiul the 

 lloral ,<.'lume of the neuler tloret much alike, the former 7 l»-iu'rved, 

 the latter KJ-iicrved, its |)alea ahout •.* mm. lonix; Icrlile lloret, 

 smooth, shiniuu;, oval, almost acute. ') mm. lonir. 



Said to 1k^ a native of India. Kxtcnsivcly cultivated in tropical 

 and temperate rei:;ions. 



Turkey for 1'oulrii \\\ Sitrl/rr// : I^ouisiana. l.dintlitis. 



;>»■>. p. arenarium Chain. ^ Schleclit. Liiiii. (>::)*) (is:!!), 

 /'. Kitiilhii l-'ourn. Mex. IM. I'aium. (iram. ••'••(iSSC). 



Culms stout, tall (?), hiwer sheaths loose, smooth, about as lontf 

 us tho intei'nodes; li^ide a ciliate rim;'; blades Hat. smoolli or pilose 

 at the base. ".Ml lit) cm. loiiLr. .'• I(> mm. broad. Panicles terminal, 

 spreading', •*(• .'ir> cm. loiiij:, rays erect. sini,dc or in p:iirs. Iho Ionis- 

 es! (wo-thirtis as loni;' as the pani(^lc. bcariii"^ ;>-S spikelets above 

 tlio midille on its rather stilT but slender branchos. Spikelets in 

 pairs, linear-lanceolate I mm. lonij, pedicel of one of them 1 mm. 

 lon<j^. the other 4 5 mm. loiii^; first jj^lunu' deltoid, IJ-nerved, about 

 l.T) mm. lonir. second ami third suhiMjual. the foi'iner 7'-niM'ved, the 

 latter !>-uerv(Ml ; lloret liiu'ar, acute, the lloral i-ltimc .'5 mm. lonjf. 

 7-!>-nerved. (Jrain elliptical. l.T '.' mm. lon;,^ 



Mexico, /lotin/nn/ "•'Jl>. 



;{:. p. Havardii Vasey, Unll. Torr. Club. 14:0.5 (IHS7). /'. 



