646 REPORT OF STATE GEOLOGIST. 



P. Americana (Torr.) MacM. Reed Meadow-grass. 

 (Glyceria grandis S. Wats.) 

 Common throughout the State in very wet places and in shallow, 

 stagnant water. 



Flowers from June until August. 



P. pallida (Torr.) Kuntze. Pale Manna-grass. 

 (Glyceria pallida Trin.) 

 Found in shallow water in various parts of the State ; more 

 abundant in the northern counties. 

 Flowers in July and August. 

 Jefferson. 



P. fluitans (L.) Kuntze. Floating Manna-grass. 

 (Glyceria fluitans R. Br.) 

 Found in shallow waters and on the low margins of sluggish 

 streams. The species is abundant, but too coarse for hay. 

 Flowers in July and August. 

 Jefferson and Gibson ; Steuben (Bradner). 



FESTUCA L. 



F. octoflora Walt. Slender Fescue-grass. 



(F. tenella Willd.) 

 Reported only from southern counties, growing in dry, sandy soils. 

 Flowers in June and July. 

 Jefferson (Barnes). 



F. ovina L. Sheep's Fescue-grass. 



In fields and waste places in the northern part of the State. 

 Flowering season from June until July. 

 Lake (Hill). 



F. elatior L. Tall Fescue-grass. 



Widely distributed in the State, growing in cultivated fields, in 

 waste places and by roadsides. Cultivated to some extent, giving a 

 large quantity of hay. 



Flowers in July and August. 



Gibson. 



F. nutans Willd. Nodding Fescue-grass. 



Found in dry, shaded places, in various parts of the State, chiefly 

 to the southward. Of little, if any, value for hay or pasture. 

 Flowers in June and July. 

 Fayette (Hessler); Vigo (Blatchley); Jefferson and Gibson. 



