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ECHINOCHLOA Beauv. 
60. Panicum philadelphicum Bernh. Least Panicum. Not scarce in 
fields. 
61. E chinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beany. Barnyard Grass. An abun- 
dant and variable species. 
62. Echinochloa walteri (Plirsh) Nasih. Walter’s Coxspur Grass. Not 
rare in marshy places. 
SETARIA Beauv. 
63. Setaria glauca (L.) Beanv. Yellow Foxtail. Common weedy 
grasses found in cultivated fields and waste places throughout 
our area, 
64. Setaria varidis (L.) Beauv. Green Foxtail. Common weedy 
grasses found in cultivated fields and waste places throughout 
our area. 
65. Setaria verticillat a { L.) Beauv. Foxtail. Common weedy grasses 
found in cultivated fields and waste places throughout our 
area. 
66. Setaria italica (L.) Beauv. Italian Millet. Less common. 
CENCHRUS L. 
67. Cenchrus carolinianus Walt. Sand Bur. Common in sandy soils. 
LEERSIA Sw. 
68. Leersia virginica Willcl. White Grass. In marshy places, 
69. Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. Rice Cut Grass. In marshy places 
and along streams and ditches. 
70. Leersia lenticularis Michx. Catchfly Grass. Scarce in marshy 
woods. 
PHALARIS L. 
71. Phalaris canariensis L. Canary Grass. Occasional as an escape. 
72. Phalaris arundinacea L. Reed Canary Grass. Not uncommon in 
marshy places. 
HIEROCHLOE (Gmel) R. Br. 
73. Hierochloe odor at a (L.) Wahl. Holy Grass. Wooded hillsides, 
ORYZOPSIS Michx. 
74. Oryzopsis racemosa (Sm.) Ricker. Black-fruited Mountain Rice. 
Rather scarce in woodlands. 
