110 Cheney and True—Flora of Madison and Vicinity. 
647. C. scoparia , Schkuhr. 
Common in wet meadows and swales. 
648. C. straminea , Willd. 
Common throughout the region. 
649. C. straminea , Willd., var. foenea , Torr. 
With the species. 
650. C. straminea , Willd., var. brevior , Dewey. 
With the species. 
Gramine^e. (Grass Family.) 
Spartina, Schreber. Cord or marsh grass. 
651. S. cynosuroides , Willd. Fresh-water cord-grass. 
Growing in wet places throughout the region. 
Not uncommon. 
Panicum, L. Panic-grass. 
652. P. SANGrUiNALE, L. Common crab-or finger-grass. 
Rich cultivated and waste grounds. Very com¬ 
mon. 
653. P. capillar e, L. Old-witch grass. 
Common in sandy soil. 
654. 
655. 
656. 
657. 
.658. 
659 . 
P. virgatum , L. 
Growing on dry soil along railroads and on spots 
of wild land in fields. Local. 
P. latifolium , L. 
Dry places on wild grass land and along railroads 
about Madison. Not uncommon. 
P. dichotomum , L. 
With P. latifolium. Much more abundant. 
P. laxiflorum , Lam. 
Growing on dry hills about Madison. Common. 
P. depauperatum, Muhl. 
Dry, rocky points west of Madison. Local. 
P. Crus-galli, L. Barnyard-grass. 
Low, wet places in fields and along roadsides. 
Common. 
