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122. F. nutans Willd. Nodding fescue. 

 Wooded rocky hillsides; frequent. 



Nova Scotia to Nebraska; Florida to Texas. 



123. F. Shortii Kunth. [F. nutans Shortii (Kunth.) Beal: 

 F. obtusa Spreng.]. 



Rocky banks and hillsides; scarce. 



Pennsylvania and Georgia to Minnesota and Texas. 



56. BROMUS L. Brome grass. 



124. B. inermis Leyss. Hungarian brome grass. 

 Along a creek in the University farm, escaped from cul- 

 tivation. 



Europe, thence to Eastern North America. 



125. B. tectorum L. Downy cheat. 

 Roadsides and lanes; scarce. 

 Europe, thence to North America. 



126. B. ciliatus L. Wood chess. 

 Woods and shaded banks. 



Newfoundland to British Columbia; Florida to Cali- 

 fornia. 



127. B. purgans L. \^B. ciliatus purgans (L.) Gray]. 

 Rocky banks of streams and wooded cliffs and ledges. 

 Throughout Southern Canada and the United States. 



128. B. secalinus L. Chess. Cheat. 

 Grainfields and waste places. 



Europe, thence wherever winter wheat is grown. 



129. B. mollis L. [B. hordeaceus L.]. Soft chess. 

 Roadsides and waste places; very common. 

 Europe, thence to the United States. 



130. B. racemosus L. Upright chess. 

 Frequent in low waste grounds. 



Europe and Asia, thence to North America. 



57. LOLIUM L. Darnel. 

 [31. L. perenne L. Darnel. 



Meadows and streets; uncommon. 



Europe and Asia, thence to North America. 



