182. Hariety-fro^i damp woods by the seashore at tte moutt of the Rive> -22- 
Burit&ca, Sept,. 28; the ground is exposed to freshets* The specimens 
vf&¥& from this locality are generally decumbent from a rooting 
stock, and the leaves are longer. 
185 
^°§°ecl,t oho or 84 inches. Rare in da-np clearings; not observed aba* 
1000 ft. Specimens were collected near Bonda, loO ft, k~Pt» b 
P ull set most with roots, 
184 SSSf flrfmoSing'itocKl-Si ft. A very common and variable 
grass in clearings ,waste places and damp parts of the open lands, SO 
-w 5000 ft, -sea-level, Flowers in damp situations, throughout the year-. 
Specimens are from Cacagualito, 1500 ft, Aug, 8., in a clearing. 
Pull set;scant and rather pferewe-eHly-ths-varetyx-poor ; some 
only the variety. No roots except for N.Y, 
184. Variety from irrigated land near Mamatoca, 100 ft., Oct. 20. I have 
similar j^iDnes from irrigated lands at Cienaga, 
185. Damp clearing.hillside at Las Partidas , 5500 ft. Apr. 11. Only a few 
collected and not observed elsewhere. 4 specimens. 
Roots for N.Y. and Carnegie.' 
186 Svntherisma sanguinalis (L,.) DulattfS 
Ascending from a creeping stock, tp 2 ft. Moderately common and 
widely distributed below 2500 ft, in clearings, by streams and 
in swamps, and sometimes on open hillsides. Flowers, in damp sit- 
uations , throughout the year. Specimens were collected 5 miles South 
of Mamatoca, by swampy pools, March 8. Pull set; a few roots , 
186. Specimens from open land, near Escalera de los Indios, 800 ft,, Aug . j 
136 Specimens from a clearing near Bonda, 150 ft., Nov. 5 ft. high. 
Don Diego Thickets near seashore in sand. May 8. 
186 Don Diego May 12 Low, sandy land near river. Pull set, 
187 Svntherisma panic ea (Sw. ) Nash. ; 
Erect or ascending, often from a rooting (perennial?) stock; tie 
larger stems are sometimes over 2 ft. high. Damp cl earing, hillside, 
Jiracasaca,2500 ft.. Sept, 50. - — 
My spec imens (all collected in one place) differ constently fro m Id 
Mo. 131 in the hairy leaf etc. In No. 181 the leaf is never hairy -eae©* 
except at the base inside, and the sheath is often glabrous ,espec- 
iaHy in large specimens. I have never seen plants of 131 arising roitj 
a rooting stock, and, near Sea-level at least, it is an annual. 
Pull set, rather scant, 2 or 5 roots besides those for N.Y, and 
Carnegie, 
188 Leptocbloa domingensis (Jacq.) Trin. 
Erect, to 2| ft. Common on open, damp ground, irrigated lends ere. ip 
below 2500~ft. Flowers, in favorable places, throughout the year. 
Specimens are from Masinga, 250 ft. Oct. .26, 
Pull set. Roots for N.Y. and Carnegie. 
188 Specimens to add to the numbered sheets,. 
189. Cvmnopogon filiformis Griseb. o1 rnt — nn 
' Annual. Erect, or when well grown, of ten decumbent, 1-2 s ft. Common * 
locally in open hillsides below 2500 ft. Flowers Oct. Tov. Specie t 
mens were collected 7 miles East of Bonda, 2000 ft. , Nov. 
Pull set no roots except for N.Y. 
