1896. ] New North American Grasses. 137 
spiculata; spiculis 3-4-floris glumis vacuis dentatis, pubes- 
centi-ciliatis, gluma florens femina apice mucronata. Vide 
supra. 
Z. Mexicana Trin. ex Steud. Nom. 2: 798. [ed. 2]. 
Despretsia Mexicana Kunth Revis. Gram. 2: 485. p/. 157. 
Culmi graciles caespitosi, basi ramosi, repentes, genicu- 
lato-erecti. Folia ovata acuta, basi rotundata, petiolata. 
Panicule ramosze depauperate patentissime. Spicule 3-4- 
flore longe pedicellatz cernue, lanceolate, virides. Giumz 
vacue glabre, longitudine subequales; gluma florens femina 
mutica. 
2. colorata Griseb. Flor. Br. W. Ind. 536 in obs. 
Folia oblongo-lanceolata; petioli apice pubescentes; gluma 
forens femina breviter mucronata. Vide supra. 
2. smilacifolia Scribn. 
Planta validiuscula. Culmi 3-4-pedales, simplices. Folia 
Petiolata, usque ad 4 pollices longa, 23 pollices lata, pet- 
iolis apice pubescentibus. Panicula laxa, sub 4-poll. longa, 
Paucis spiculis. Glumz vacue inequales, dentate, scabre, 
marginibus ciliate. Spicule 3-flora, 2-3 lin. longe. Gluma 
ed femina latissima, mutica, dorso scabra, marginibus 
illata, 
Pringleochloa, gen. nov. Tribus CHLORIDE# Benth. et 
Hook. Gen. Plant. 3: 1087.—Spiculz monoice, dense biseri- 
atim imbricata per latus racheos continue, complanate, ultra 
summam spiculam excurrentis. Spicula masculze femininis 
hg quam secunda brevior et multo angustior; glum “et 
‘is $-nervis, aristis brevibus 3 inter dentes apicis; pa ar glu 
™ aequans; stamina nulla styli distincti, stigmata longe 
Plumosa, ’ 
idler: humile, perenne, stoloniferum, ramis gracilibus as- 
D Ntibus, foliisque brevibus subrigidis. . 
“dicated to Mr. C. G. Pringle, who for many years has 
