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BRACHYELYTXtUM, Beauv. 
1231. B. aristatum, Beany. 
Along the banks of the Desplaines river from Riverside to Maywood ; 
rare. June, 1886-’87. (B.) 
PHLEUM, L. 
1232. P. pratense, L. Timothy. 
Common in cultivation, also spontaneous throughout our district, in 
rich soil. June — September. 
ALOPECURUS, L. 
1233. A. geniculatus, L., var. aristulatus, Torr. 
A. aristulatus , Michx. 
In wet places and the shallow waters of sloughs; frequent or com- 
mon. June 15th — August. (B.) 
SPOROBOLTJS, R.Br. Drop-seed or Rush-Grass. 
1234. S. vaginaeflorus, Vasey. 
Vilfa voginceflora, Torr. 
Old fields and banks in sandy soil; common. August — September. 
Maywood; abundant, Babcock. 
1235. S. junceus, Kunth. 
Sandy soil, north of Normal Park, near 74th St.; rare, Aug., 1886. 
Hill. (B. P.) 
1236. S. heterolepis, Gray. 
Common near the lake shore, Babcock. 
Our investigation does not confirm Babcock. We find it rather in- 
frequent, and as far west as Riverside. 
1237. S. cryptandrus, Gray. 
Sandy soil near Northwestern University. A few specimens were 
found near the lake shore at Sheffield, Ind., in Aug., 1887. (B.) 
At Sheffield, stems geniculate, sheaths bearded along the edge, root 
perennial, Hill. 
AGROSTXS, L. 
1238. A. alba, L., var. vulgaris, Thurb. Red-top. Herds’- Grass. 
A. vulgaris , With. 
Meadows; frequent. 
1239. A. perennans, Tuck. Thin-Grass. 
Damp open woods and shaded banks; infrequent. July. 
Niles’ woods. Stony Island. Maywood, Babcock. River Forest, C. 
P. Murray. 
