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1. P. Caxariknsis L. Sp. ri. 54 (1753). Canary-orass. 

 r. ai'kithiris Sulisb. Prod. II (17!)0). P. ooiUa MaMicli, Metli. 

 208 (i;j>4). /'. aqmaica Delilo, Hoiss. Fl. Orient. 5:471 ( ). 



An croi't leafy iinnmil, 30-GO cm. high. Upper shcatlis in- 

 Ihited; ligule 4 mm. long; blades ^0 cm. long, 6-10 mm. wide. 

 Spike ovoid, pale green, 4 cm. long. Spikelets nearly G mm. h ng. 

 broadly ovate; lower glumes 5-G mm. long, white, membraiicus, 

 with 3 green nerves and a very broad or winged keel, third and 

 fourth glumes lanceolate, half us long as the floral glume; floral 

 glumes acute, three-fourths the length of the lower glumes, 5- 

 uerved. 



Massachusetts, Ikml 30; District of Columbia, McCartliy; 

 Michigan, 67«/*^4047; Dakota, iJuJfcy; Arizona, Tuumej/ 763. 



Introduced from Europe. Kaised for canary-birds. 



2. P. intermedia Bosc. Poir. Eucycl. Suppl. 1:300 (1810). 



SouTiiEKN IJkki). Canary-grass. Gilhkut's Kkmkf-orass. 



Stewart's Can A uv-(atASs. California Timothy. /'. CaroJiiii- 



am Walt. Fl. Car. 74 (1788). 7'. 



anrfnatata Nees, Agrost. liras. 2 : 



391 (18211). P. micros/arJij/d \)V. 



Cat. llort. Monsp. 131 (1813). J\ 



Americana Ell. liot. S. C. & (la. 



1:101 (1817). P. animlinai'ca 



Michx. Fl. IJor. Am. 1:43(1803). 



An erect annual, G0-30O cm. 

 Fia. 38. — Phalaris intermedia. • „ , i ,, , 



Spikelet. (Richardson.) high. bJK^aths mflated ; blades ol 



the upper leaves 0.5-2.5 cm. long. Spikes 2-3 cm. long, 13 mm. 



diam. Spikelets 5 mm. long, oval when closed ; lower glumes acute, 



membranous, with 3 green nerves and a broad-winged keel, third 



and fourth glumes lanceolate, half as long as the floral glumes; 



floral glumes acute, the length of the lower glumes. 



Texas, Jenney; Oregon, Howell; Arizona, 2'oumey, Pringh for 

 U. S. Dept. Agricul. 214. 



Var. anguBtata (llort.). P, angustata Hort. Gryph. Schlecht. 

 Linn. 24:187 (1851). 



