157 -~ Cfa-l is menus' cr is -fetus' Presl, -- — 39- 
Ascending, a common grass in dry forest below 1500 ft. , often cat- 
ering the ground near streams or in damp places; occursji occasion al 
ly as frigh as 2500 ft. Flowers Oct. -Dec. and in the mountains 
somewhat earlier, in Sept. Specimens were collected 5 miles Norifc 
of Bonda, 100 ft. Oct. 19. Full sets with a?eet» short roots. 
Good roots for N.Y. and Carnegie. Flowers were not well 
developed.. 
157 Add to numbered sheets. 
Quebra Concha Nov. 18 
158 Maz ia aliena (Spreng. ) Scribn. & Merr. 
Ascending, Observed only along the railroad line between Gaira 
and Don Jaco, dry plains near the sea. Sept. 18 
Full set, with roots; scant, 
159 Cenchrus sp. Decumbent, 1-2 ft, from a trailing stock, several 
feet long. Local on sandgr seashores; often half buried in the send 
Specimens are from Don Jaco, Sept, 16, 
Full set, some not very good; no roots. 
160 Cenchrue echinatus L. Erect/ or decumbent, 1-2 §■ ft. Common locally 
in damp clearings, waste places etc. 5000 ft. to sea-level, Flowers 
principally in fee rainy season, June-Dee. Specimens are from 
Bonda, 150 ft. Aug, The burrs are a great pest. 
Full set. No roots excepjz for N.Y. and Carnegie. 
361 Pas pal urn saccharoides Nees , E 
Erect or decumbent, 4-5 ft. (root not noted). Local and. rather 
rare on damp, open banks, sides of ravines etc. 2000-5000 ft. Flow- 
ers May-Dec. and, perhaps throughout the year. Specimens were cot 
lected near Jiracasaca 2500 ft. Dec. Sept, 27 Full set. 
161 Subscandent, 6-8 ft. Old clearing back og Agua Dulce,near stream, 
Aug. 8 There were 15; make full set. 
161 2 additional specimens. 
162 No/ispecimens ; no label. 
165 Panic urn strigosum Muhl . 
Local on opdn hillsides, 1500-5000 ft. Specimens are fuom 
Jiracasaca, 2500 ft. Sept. 50. Flowers Aug. -Nov. Full set. 
165 Specimens to add to numbered, sheets 
164 Panic urn hirsutum 
Erect to 6 ft. L3)cal in open, boggy places near the seashore & 
. and for a few miles inland but near sea-level. Specimen^ is fso 
from Cienaga ,Sept. 9. 13 apecimens 
165 Panic urn ghiesbreghtii Foum. Sr 
Erect, large plants. Sometimes decumbent, 1-2 ft. Local in damp, 
open places, especially ix-rigated lands, b@low 500 ft. (not ob- 
served above that level) Flowers Majc-Oct. and perhaps throughout t 
the year. Specimens were collected near Masinga, 250 ft. May. 
“ The species is common on irrigated lands near Cienaga, 
Full set, a few roots, 
165 Banks of canal above glant(electric light) Bonda. July 10 
To work in. 
166 Panic urn virgatum L, 
Erect or ascending 4-5 ft. a common species of fee open lands 569- 
500-4000 ft. ;near sea-level grows freely in damp clearings, ew^j 
swamps and irrigated lands. On open hillsides it flowers prin- 
cipally June-Jan. Specimens were collected near Cacagualito, .2000 
