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CHLORIS Sw. 



Chloris verticillata Nutt. As a weed in the garden of J. 

 Rath, in Cleveland. May-July. 



GYMNOPOGON Beauv. 



Gymnopogon racemosus Beauv. Barrens at Tullahoma. 

 July. 



BOUTELOUA Lag. 

 Bouteloua curtipendula (Michx.) Torr. B. racemosa Lag. 

 Mesguite grass ; Grama grass. Cedar glades, Lavergne. 

 July. 



ELEUSINE Gaert. 

 Eleusine Indica (L.) Gaertn. Crab grass. Introduced, and 

 noAV in every waste place. O. S. June-September. 



LEPTOCHLOA Beauv. 



Leptochloa mucronata (Michx.) Kunth. In cultivated 

 grounds. O. S. July-September. 



FESTUCE^. 

 GYNERIUM H. B. K. 



Gynerium argenteum Nees. The Pampas grass is frequent- 

 ly cultivated for ornament, but is too tender to survive the 

 winter in open grounds. 



ARUNDO L. 



Arundo Donax L. Reed. Cultivated for ornament, espe- 

 cially the white-banded var. A. Donax variegata. The com- 

 mon variety grows very tall (fifteen feet high), and both ma- 

 ture seed, but do not spread beyond cultivation. July-Sep- 

 tember. 



SIEGLINGIA Bernh. (Triodia R. Br.) 



Sieglingia sessleroides (Michx.) Scribner. (Triodea cuprea 

 J. F. Jacq.) O. S. In all soils. September, October. 



ERAGROSTIS Beauv. 



Eragrostis capillaris (L.) Nees. Frequent in E. Tenn. 

 Scribn. 



Eragrostis major Host. E. poaeoides var. megastrachya 

 Gray. In cultivated grounds. O. S. August, September. 

 Introduced. 



E. Brownei Kunth. Low and decumbent. Differs from 



