78 THE AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 



Poa pratensis L. Kentucky Bluegrass. 



Roadsides and woods. Common. May 5 (6). 

 Poa sylvestris A. Gray. 



Manhattan. Woods. Occasional. May 30. 

 Poa compressa L. Canada Bluegrass. 



Occasional. Sometimes mixed with P. pratensis. May 30. 

 Panicularia ncrvata (Willd.) Kuntze. Manna Grass. 



Manhattan. Occasional in wet soil. 

 Festuca octoflora Walt. Slender Fescue. 



Prarires and dry soil. Frequent. May 20. 

 Festuca elatior L. Meadow Fescue. 



Cultivated and frequently escaped. 

 Festuca nutans Willd. Nodding Fescue. 



Woods. Frequent. May 10. 

 Bromus inermis Leyss. Hungarian Brome Grass. 



Occasional along roadsides. 

 Bromus c Hiatus L. Wood Chess. 



Woods. Common. 

 Bromus tectorum L. Downy Brome Grass. 



Along railroad; once noted at each place. 

 Bromus secalinus L. Cheat. Chess. 



Roadsides and in fields of meadow fescue. Common. 

 Bromus racemosus L. 



Roadsides. Occasional. 

 Bromus arvensis L. Field Chess. 



Roadsides. In 1909 only a few spots were known at Blue. 

 Rapids. In 1916 this grass had fairly taken possession of the 

 roadsides. 



Agropyron Smilhii Rydb. Western Wheatgrass. 



(A. spicatum Scribn. & Smith.). Roadsides. Frequent. 

 June 10 (11). 



Agropyron repens (L.) Beauv. Quack Grass. 



Manhattan. Noted in a spot of Bromus inermis along 

 roadside in 191 6. 



Hordeum pusillum Nutt. Little Barley. 



Roadsides. Common. May 10 (12). 

 Hordeum jubatum L. Squirrel-tail Grass. 



Roadsides. Frequent. May 30 (30). 

 Elymus striatus Willd. Slender Wild Rye. 



Wooded banks. Occasional. June 30. 



