LIST OF HIGHER SEED-PRODUCING PLANTS. 55 
Living species: 10; Europe; Mediterranean region; 
Canaries; extratropical America. Principally in S. Europe; 
Europe, 9; Russia, 3; N. America, 5-6; Pac. America, 3; Atl. 
America, 8; of which 1 is introduced. 
Phalaris arundinacea Linn. Spec. 55 (1753). 
Calamagroustis variegata WiTH. Arr. Brit. Pl. 124 (1776). 
Typho des arundinacea MOENCH, Meth. 202 (1794). 
Arundo colorata W1iLLp. Spec. I. 457 (1797). 
Baldingera colorata GAERTN. FI. Wett. 99 (1799). 
Calamagrostis colorata DC. Fl. Fr IIT. 26 (1805), 
Digraphis arundinacea Trin. Fund. Agr. 180 (1820). 
Baldingera arundinacea Dum. Agr. Belg. 130 (1823). 
Phalaris americana Torr. Fl. U.S. I. 100 (1824). 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 639; Britt., Fl. N. J. 285; Mac., 
Fi. Can. II. 185; Webb., Fl. Neb. 105; Wats., fl. Calif. IT. 265; Coult., Fl. 
Colo. 406; Vas., Ag. Grasses U. 8. 38; Upham, FI. Minn. 171; Engl. Hackel, 
Nat. Pflanz. II. 2, 43; Led., Fl. Ross LV. 454; Richt., Pl. Eur. I. 30; Hook., 
Fl. Gt. Brit. 472; Miyabe, Fl. Kur. 269; Wats., King Exp. 393; Hart., FI. 
Scand. I, 528; Vas., Mon. 42. 
Mid. and N. Europe; Asia to Kurile Isls. 
North America: N. S., N. Br. Q., Ont. to Hudson 
Bay, Saskatchewan, Man., Brit. Col., Vancouver; S. to N. Eng., 
N. J., Penn. and’ Va; W. to Minn., Neb., Colo., Calif. and 
Washington. 
Minn. valley: Throughout; not infrequent; marshy 
meadows and wet ground. 
HeErRB.: Sheldon 456, Duck Lake, Blue Earth Co.; 
Sheldon 1519, Lake Benton; Ballard 245, Jordan, Scott Co,; 
Bailey 446, Mud Lake. 
HIEROCHLOE Get. FI. Sib. I. 100 (1747). 
Savastana SCHRANK. Bair. Fl. I. 100, 337 (1789). 
Disarrenum LABILL. Pl. Nov. Holl, II. 82 (1806). 
Torresia R. and P. Prodr. Peruv. 125 (1794). 
Ataxia R. Br. Chlor. Melv. 282 (1824), 
Benth. and Hook., Gen. Pi. III. 1139; Durand, Ind. Gen. Phan. 469; 
Engler and Prantl, Nat. Pflanz. 2, II. 44 (Hackel). 
Living species: 18; cosmopolitan; in tropical mts. 
Europe, 5; Russia, 5; N. America, 4; Calif. and Oregon, 1; Atl. 
region, 2; Melville’s Isl., 1. 
Hierochloe odorata (LINN.) WAHL. var. fragrans (WILLD.) 
Richt., Pl. Eur, I. 31 (1890). 
Holcus fragrans WiLLD. Spec. IV. 936 (1805) 
Hierochloa fragrans R.and 8. Syst. II. 513 (1817). 
H. borealis and odorata. AUCT. AMER. 
Wats. and Coult., Gray’s Man. 6 ed. 639; Britt., Fl. N. J. 285; Wats., 
FI. Calif. 11.266; Coult., Fl. Colo. 406; Mac., Fl. Can. II. 187; Upham, Fl. 
