Richardson, of Richmond, but no positive identification was 

 hazarded until February, 1916. At Arlington Farm, Virginia, 

 the grass flowers in April and May, some of the panicles normal 

 but in many the spikelets are proliferous. At Middletown, 

 Connecticut, most of the panicles are normal. 



The underground stem of Poa bulbosa is a true bulb, about the 

 size of a wheat grain. These lie dormant at Arlington from about 

 June I to October 15, but during the rest of the year the grass 

 makes exquisite turf. Planted in Bermuda turf, the two provide 

 a perennial green sward, the Poa bulbosa beginning to grow about 

 the time the frost turns the Bermuda brown. In late spring 

 the Bermuda greens up about the time the Poa is waning. For 

 this use the grass promises to be of value particularly on golf 

 courses in the South. It is esteemed for this purpose in southern 

 France. 



Poa bulbosa also occurs at Ashland, Virginia, and specimens 

 with proliferating heads have been collected in Washington 

 State at Bingen and Walla Walla. According to Prof. F. H. 

 Hillman the bulblets of Poa bulbosa occur not uncommonly in 

 alfalfa seed from Turkestan and have been found in alfalfa seed 

 from France and red clover seed from Italy. 



Charles V. Piper. 



Notes on Some Foreign Crab-Grasses 



A number of foreign crab-grasses have recently been introduced 

 for experiments in foreign crop investigations by the United 

 States Department of Agriculture. As it is desired to refer to 

 these under their correct names, in another connection, eleven 

 species heretofore known under various other generic names are 

 here referred to Syntherisma, the oldest valid name* for the 

 crab-grasses. 

 Syntherisma abyssinica (Hochst.) Newbold. 



Panicum abyssinicum Hochst.; A. Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 

 360. 1851. 



According to Dr. H. L. Shantz this grass is closely grazed by 

 stock in Ukambe Province, Kenia, Africa. 

 Syntherisma eriantha (Steud.) Newbold. 



Digitaria eriantha Steud., in Flora 12: 468. 1829. 



♦Hitchcock, U. S. Dept. Agr. Bull. 772: 215. 1920. 



