90 A Handbook of Nebraska Grasses. 
102. Panicum miliaceum. European Millet. (Fig. 28.) 
This is a branching annual which has long been eulti- 
vated in Asia and Europe and to a limited extent in the 
United States. When cut in flower it furnishes a large 
amount of excellent green feed for stock. 
103. Panicum praecocius. (Fig. 29.) 
On dry prairies. Custer and Hall Counties. 
104. Panicum scribnerianum. (Fig. 30.) 
An erect branching perennial thruout the State. 
105. Panicum virgatum. Switch Grass. (Fig. 27.) 
A stout, erect, unbranched perennial found on prairies 
thruout the State. When cut before ripe it produces a 
very valuable hay. 
106. Panicum wilcorzianum. Wileox’s Panic Grass. (Fig. 50.) 
Common in the Sand Hill region of central Nebraska. 
PASPALUM. 
107. Paspalum stramineum. Beard Grass. (Fig. 22. 
A perennial frequent in sandy soil thruout the State. 
PHALARIS. 
108. Phalaris arundinacea. Reed Canary Grass. (Fig. 32.) 
A stout perennial of wet soil widely distributed thruout 
the State, particularly in the eastern counties. 
109. Phalaris canariensis. Canary Grass. (Fig. 32.) 
An erect annual grass often found along streets in towns. 
soxbutte, Kearney, and Lancaster Counties. 
PHLEUM. 
110. Phlewm pratense. Timothy. (Fig. 34.) 
This is the best known and most largely cultivated hay 
grass in the northern States where it has become thoroly 
naturalized. On dry soils only light yields can be expected. 
It is often sown with other grasses or one of the clovers. 
PHRAGMITES. 
111. Phragmites communis. (Fig. 64.) 
One of the tallest of our native grasses, in ponds and 
along streams thruout the State. The stems often run 
along the ground for as much as 40 feet, striking root at 
each node. 
