SYSTEMATIC ANNOTATED LIST OF PLANTS. 165 



Abies balsamea (L.) Mill. Balsam Fir. Not rare, along 

 rocky slopes and above ledges along the upper course of the 

 Upper Iowa river. Most abundant near Kendallville anc< 

 BlufTton. 



Juniperus communis L. Juniper. Locally common on dry 

 rocky hilltops. Kendallville, Bluffton, Canoe creek, both forks 

 of Bear creek. 



Juniperus virginiana L. Red Cedar. Common on dry hill- 

 sides and rocky slopes. Kendallville, Bluffton, Decorah, Canoe 

 creek, both forks of Bear creek, Hesper. 



family 2. laxacece. 



Taxus canadensis Marsh. American Yew. Locally common 

 on steep shaded slopes and above ledges. Kendallville, Canoe 

 creek, south fork of Bear creek. 



Class II. Angiospermse. 



SUB— CLASS I. MONOCOTYLEDONES. 



Order I. Qraminales. 



family 1. Graminea. Grasses . 



Andropogon provincialis Lam. (A. furcatus Muhl.) Blue- 

 stem. Still common where the native prairie flora is not wholly 

 destroyed. Ft. Atkinson. 



Andropogon nutans L. {Chrysopogon nutans Benth.) Indian. 

 Grass. Common in dry borders and openings. Ft. Atkinson, 

 Hesper. 



Panicum crus-galli L. Barnyard Grass. A naturalized weed, 

 in waste places. Decorah (Goddard), Calmar, Ft. Atkinson. 



Panicum glabrum Gaud. Smooth Crab-grass. Common 

 introduced weed. Freeport. 



Panicum sanguinale L. Finger Grass. Introduced weed, in 

 cultivated places. Near Hesper, etc. 



Panicum capillar e L. Old Witch Grass Common native 

 weed, in waste and cultivated grounds. Ft. Atkinson. 



Panicum latifolium L. Porter's Panicum. Rather common 

 in open woods. Ft. Atkinson. 



Panicum scribnerianum Nash. (P. scoparium Gray, in part.) 

 Scribner's Panicum. In dry soil. Decorah (Savage). 



Pavirwm dichotomum L. Reported by Fitzpatrick. 



Panicum unciphyllum Trin. Finger Grass. In dry places. 

 Decorah (Goddard). 



