Wheeler: catalog of Minnesota grasses. 93 



Dry soil throughout except northeast. 

 Herb. : Well represented by collections. 



Sporobolus ejuncidus Nash in Britton, Man. 106. 1901. Pur- 

 ple dropseed- grass. 

 Sporobolus junceus (Michx.) Kunth. Rev. Gram. 1 : 68. 



Reported from Wisconsin and Minnesota by Lapham. This 

 report is probably incorrect, as neither of these comes within 

 the known range of the species. 



Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) A. Gray, Man. 576. 1848. 

 Sand dropseed-grass. 



In sandy soil throughout. 



Herb. : Sheldon, Oestlund, Aiton, Hennepin county ; Sheldon 

 3435 and 3362, Otter Tail county; Campbell, Stearns county. 



Sporobolus heterolepis A. Gray, Man. 576. 1848. Strong- 

 scented dropseed. 



In dry soil throughout. 



Herb. : Collections from Hennepin, Otter Tail, Lincoln, 

 Goodhue, Traverse, Winona and Blue Earth counties. 



Cinna arundinacea L. Sp. PL 5. 1753. Indian reed. 

 Swamps, infrequent. 

 Herb. : Sandberg, Isanti county ; Ballard 11 73, Zumbrota. 



Cinna latifolia (Trev.) Griseb. in Ledeb. Fl. Ross. 4: 435. 

 1853. Slender Indian reed. 

 Cinna -pendula Trin. Mem. Acad. St. Petersb. (VI.) 6: 

 280. 1841. 

 In moist soil north. 



Herb.: Bailey 323, St. Louis river; MacMillan & Sheldon 

 85, Brainerd ; Sandberg, Hennepin county. 



Agrostis alba L. Sp. PL 63. 1753. Red-top. 



Agrostis vulgaris With. Bot. Arr. Brit. PL Ed. 3, 132. 



1796. 

 Agrostis alba vulgaris Thurber in A. Gray, Man. Ed. 6, 

 647. 1890. 

 Escaped from cultivation throughout Minnesota. 

 Herb. : Numerous specimens. 



Agrostis canina L. Sp. PL 62. 3753. 



Reported from Pipestone county in Upham's catalog. Of 

 doubtful occurrence in the state. 



