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Andropogon scoparius, broom-sedge, West Va. 
Andropogon sorghum, Brat., Johnson-grass, So. Neb. 
Aristida purpurea, Nutt., muskit grass, Tex. 
Bouteloua hirsuta, Lag., black grama grass, Neb. 
Bouteloua oligostachya, Torr., blue grama grass, Neb.’ 
Bouteloua racemosa, \.., tall grama grass, Neb.! 
Bromus ciliatus, L., swamp chess, Neb. 
Bromus ciliatus, var. purgans, Gray, swamp chess, N. W. Neb. 
Bromus Kalmii, Gray, wild chess, Cent. and N. W. Neb. 
Bromus Kalmii, var. Portert, wild chess, N. W. Neb.» 
Bromus secalinus, L., chess or cheat, E., Central and N. Neb. 
Buchloe dactyloides, Engelm., buffalo-grass, W. Neb. 
Calamagrostis longifolia, Hook., sand-grass, Central Neb. 
Cenchrus tribuloides, L., hedgehog-grass, West Va. 
hedgehog-grass or bear-grass, Iowa. 
Danthonia spicata, Beauv., June-grass,? Penobscot Co., Me. 
Distichlis spicata, Greene, var. stricta, Thurber, salt-grass, N. W. Neb. 
Eatonia obtusata, Gray, prairie-grass, Central Neb. 
Eleusine Indica, Gzertn., dog’s tail-grass, wire-grass, West Va. 
Elymus arenarius, L., rancenria grass, Cal. 
Eragrostis major, Host., stink-grass, Neb. 
candy-grass, Central Neb. 
Eragrostis tenuis, Gray, blow-out-grass,? Central Neb. 
Festuca scabrella, Torr., bunch-grass, Cal. 
lyceria Canadensis, Trin., pearl-grass,* Waverley, Mass. 
Holcus lanatus, L., old white top, feather-grass, velvet-grass, West Va 
Hordeum jubatum, L., squirrel-tail-grass, Neb. 
Keleria cristata, Pers., June grass, N. W. Neb., Central Neb. 
Lolium perenne, L., English blue-grass, West Va. 
Lolium temulentum, .., cheat, Berkeley, Cal. 
Munroa squarrosa, Torr., false buffalo-grass,® Central Neb. 
Panicum capillare, L., tickle-grass, West Va., Neb. 
anicum clandestinum, L., deer-tongue-grass, West Va. 
Panicum sanguinale, 1.., pigeon-grass, Hopkinton, Iowa. 
Panicum virgatum, L., switch-grass, wild red-top, E. Neb. 
Paspalum undulatum, Poir., bull-grass, Ala. 
Cambridge, Mass. 
1 In Nebraska the three species above given are often confounded. The ee 
&7ama or gramma means grass, but in spite of tautology ‘the word erat ee 
ally added. By many farmers B. oligostachya and B. hirsuta are called 
$ Farmers call the dead grass in the spring, “old fog.” : 
pring, “old fog. : we 
* A“ blow-out” is a crater-like cavity in the side of a sandhill. Hi: J. WOT q 
Z Name given by a few children, some years ago. — 
So called because it looks like buffalo-grass, but is worthless. 
