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America (fig. 1245). Widely known as p asp alum-grass, water-paspa- 

 lum, water-grass, or more commonly, simply paspalum. Introduced 

 into the southern United States from Uruguay or Argentina about 



Figure 1248— Paspalum laeve. Plant, X M; two views of spikelet, and floret, X 10. (Chase 2600, D.C.) 



the middle of the last century, now common throughout the Gulf 

 States. Valuable pasture grass. Dallis grass was named for A. T, 

 Dallis of La Grange, Ga., who grew it extensively. 



