TRIANDKIA DIGYNIA. Stipa. 
In barren dry woods : Virginia, Carolina, &c. I/ . June» 
v. v. 
4. S. foliis convoluto-filiformibus, panicula pauciflora : ra- 
mis simplicibus 1-2-floris, calycibus oblongis acumi- 
natis semine vix longioribus, corollis stipitatis : stipite 
barbato. — Fahl. symb. 2. p. 24. 
S. barbata. Mich.Ji. amer. 1 . p. 53. 
S. avenacea. Walt.ji. car. 77- 
S. virginica. Pers. ench. 1 . p. 99* 
Icon. Cav. ic, 5. t. 4(56. f. 2 ? Winter-green . 
In shady woods : Virginia to Georgia. ]/ . July, Aug. 
v. v. 
5. S. foliis tereti-filiformibus longissimis, panicula effusa 
tenuissime capillacea, calyce corolla parva triplo bre- 
viore, aristis nudis strictis. Mich.Ji. amer. 1. p. 54. 
S. capillaris. Lam. encycl. J. p. 450. 
S. diffusa. Walt.ji. car. 78. 
In sandy fields : New Jersey to Carolina. 1/ . June — - 
Aug. v. v. This elegant grass, whose silky purple 
panicles exceed in beauty any other I know, seems to 
deviate from the rest of this genus, particularly in the 
short glumes of the calyx, and almost deserves to be a 
separate genus. 
6. S. foliis striatis glabris glaucescentibus, spicis alternis 
paniculatis expansis, floribus sessilibus remotis, caly- 
cibus corolla longioribus, arista brevissima nuda. — ■ 
Lam. encycl. 7- P • 453. 
In Carolina. Bosc. -j-. 
7 . S. foliis arundinaceis, panicula elongata aristata, pe- 
dunculis articulatis strictissimis, aristis rmdis subflex- 
uosis. Lam. encycl. 7 . p. 453. 
In Carolina. Fraser. -j-. 
84 SACCHARUM. Gen. pl. 104. 
1. S. vaginis lanatis, gluma villis breviore, valvis exterio- 
ribus villosis. Pers. ench. 1 . p. 103. 
Erianthus saccharoides. Mich.Ji. amer, l.p.55. 
Anthoxanthum giganteum. Walt.ji. car. 65. 
Andropogon culmo paniculato. Gron.Ji. virg. 133. 
In low places generally among rocks : Virginia to Flori- 
da, rare. 1/. July, Aug. v.v. From five to nine feet 
high, with very large panicles, which when in flower 
are extremely handsome. 
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bicolor . 
sericea . 
expansa „ 
stricta „ 
giganteum . 
