FLOWERING PLANTS AND PEKNS OF INDIANA. 627 



P. ciLiATiFOLimi Michx. Ciliate-leaved Paspalurn. 



Commou in waste places in dry, sandy soil in the southern part of 

 the State. 



Flowers from June until late in August. 

 Vigo (Blatchley). 



P. laeve Michx. Field Paspalum. 



"Very common in wet land, especially in the southern part of 

 the State, where it is said to produce large crops of hay." (J. 

 Troop, Grasses of Indiana, p. 38). 



Flowers in August and September. 



SYNTHERISMA Walt. 



S. sanguinalis (L.) Nash. Crab grass. Fiuger-grass. 

 (Panicum sanguinale L ) 

 Throughout the State in cultivated or waste places. In our area 

 it is considered a troublesome weed, but farther south is reported to 

 make valuable hay. 



Flowers in August and October. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham) ; Vigo (Blatchley) ; Hamilton and 

 Marion (Wilson); Steuben (Bradner). 



S. linearis (Krock.) Nash. Small Crab grass. 



(Panicum glabrum Gaud.) 

 Introduced in our area. A small, spreading form, common in 

 lawns late in the season, where it becomes a great nuisance. (Troop, 

 Grasses of Indiana, p. 38.) 



Flowers in August and September. 

 Jefferson. 



S. filifoemis ( L ) Nash. Slender Finger-grass. 

 (Panicum filiforme L.) 

 Commonly found throughout the State on dry, sandy soil. 

 Flowering season, August and September. 



PANICUM L. 



P. Crus-galli L. Barnyard Grass. 



A coarse, branching grass from one to four feet high, found in 

 rich, moist, waste places throughout the State. Especially abund- 

 ant about neglected barn-yards. 



Flowers from August through October. 



Tippecanoe (Cunningham) ; Round Lake (Deam); Vigo (Blatch- 

 ley); Hamilton and Marion (Wilson); Jefferson and Gibson; 

 Steuben (Bradner). 



