132 
Fig, NEO-MEXICANA (Thurber) Scribn. U. S. Dept. Agr. D! 
Agros. Bul. 17: 132, J. 428, 1899. (S. pennata neo-mexicana Thurber in vee 
e 5. Dept. Agr. Div. Bot. Bul 192; 8, pl. 8. 1891.) FEATHERG pi 
T stout, erect, densely tufted perennial 3-9 dm. (19-39) high, hips inv se 
e and narrow, racemose ~~ les 8-10 ddr (34^) long. fang 
nearly equal, lon, ved, 1 ee 
flowering glume (b) 10-14 mm. (7) is as accu with a a die 
appressed pubescence. Awn desk 2 (3’-5’) long, plumose- hairy, excepting 
near the base. The palea is sh. y ¢.—High northern wed of the mour 
tains of sonthern a Seemed, . 8 — and Texas. May to to Septem 
ber. grass of 
