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PHRAGMITES Trin. 
106. Phragmites communis Trin. Reed. Abundant in marshy places. 
TRIPLASIS Beauv. 
107. Triplasis purpurea (Walt.) Chapm. Sand Grass. Plenty in 
areas of almost clear sand. 
ERAGROSTIS Beauv. 
108. Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) B. S. P. Creeping Eragrostis. Com- 
mon along streams'. 
109. Eragrostis capillaris (L.) Nees. Capillary Eragrostis, In dry 
places. 
110. Eragrostis frankii (Fisch. Mey. & Lall.) Steud. Frank’s Era- 
grostis. Abundant, 
111. Eragrostis pilosa (L.) Beauv. Tufted Eragrostis. Common 
everywhere. 
112. Eragrostis megastachya (Koeler) Link. Stink Grass. Roadsides 
and waste places. 
113. Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Steud. Purple Eragrostis. Com- 
mon in low sandy fields. 
MELICA L. 
114. Melica mutica Walt. Narrow Melic Grass. Rare in woodlands. 
115. Melica nitens Nutt. Tall Melic Grass. Common in rocky wooded 
places. 
116. Melica porteri Scribn. Small Melic Grass. Scarce in woodlands. 
DIARRHENA Beauv. 
117. Diarrkena diandra (Michx.) Wood. Wood Rice Grass. Scarce on 
wooded hillsides. 
DACTYLIS L. 
118. Dactylis glomerata L, Orchard Grass. Not common in waste 
places and along roadsides. 
POA L. 
119. Poa chapmaniana Scribn. Chapman’s Spear Grass. Locally 
plenty near Tiffin. 
120. Poa compressa L. English Blue Grass. Very common about 
Iowa City. 
