Brues—The Grasses of Milwaukee County . 
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Phleum L. 
Piileum peatense L. Sp. PI. 59. (1753.) B. & B. Ill. FI. p. 147; 
Beal, 2, p. 276; Bull. Agrost, 20, fig. 47; B. & B. Man. p. 102; Gray, 7th, 
p. 128. 
Common throughout the county in open places and along roads. 
Alopecurus L. 
Alopecurus geniculatus L. Sp. PI. 60. (1753.) var. aristulatus 
Torr. FI. U. S. 1, 97. (1824.) B. & B. Ill. FI. p. 149; Beal, 2, 280; 
Bull. Agrost. 7, fig. 115 (fulvus); B. & B. Man. p. 103; Gray, 7th, p. 129. 
Found in Bay View near the Rolling Mills and further southward, 
and also at Whitefish Bay. 
Sporobolus R. Br. 
1. Pedicels equalling or shorter than the spikelets; first glume about 
half as long as the second. 8. cryptandrus. 
Pedicels at least twice the length of the spikelets; first glume about 
equalling the second.... 8. compressus. 
Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray. Ann. Lye. N. Y. 1, p. 151. 
(1824.) B. & B. Ill. FI. p. 155; Beal, 2, p. 304; Bull. Agrost. 17, fig. 
456; B. & B. Man. p. 106; Gray, 7th, p. 131. 
Collected at Bay View near the Rolling Mills, and also along the 
lake shore in the same region. 
Sporobolus compressus (Torr.) Kunth. Cat. Pi. N. Y. 91. (1819.) 
B. & B. Ill. FI. p. 156; Beal, 2, p. 297; Bull. Agrost. 7,-fig. 125; B. & 
B. Man. p. 107 (torreyanus); Gray, 7th, p. 131. 
Mitchell’s woods. 
Agrostis L. 
Agrostis alba L. Sp. PI. 63. (1753.) B. & B. Ill. FI. p. 159; Beal, 
2, p. 332; Bull. Agrost. 20, fig. 58; Bull. Agrost. 17, fig. 483; B. & B. 
Man. p. 109; Gray, 7th, p. 132. 
Common throughout the county in* open places both in high, dry 
situations and in swampy meadows. 
Calamagrostis Adans. 
1. Spikelets 2 mm. in length. C. macouniana * 
Spikelets 3-3.5 mm. in length. C. canadensis * 
Calamagrostis macouniana Vasey. Coult. Bot. Gaz, 10, p. 297* 
(1885.) B. & B. Ill. FJ. p. 163; Beal, 2, p, 343; Bull. Agrost. 11, p. 31; 
Bull. Agrost. 17, fig. 492; B. & B. Man. p. 113. 
Mitchell’s woods and Milwaukee River near the Holton St. viaduct. 
The specimens apparently belong to the Missouri form of the species. 
Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv. FI. Bor. Am. 1, p. 73. 
(1803.) B. & B. Ill. FI. p. 163; Beal, 2, p. 350; Bull. Agrost. 11, p. 28; 
B. & B. Man p. 112; Gray, 7th, p. 135. 
Common throughout the county in swampy meadows, often in dense 
patches. 
Ammophila Host. 
Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link. Sp. Pi. 82. (1753.) B. & B. Ill. 
FI. p. 166; Beal, 2, p. 354; Bull. Agrost. 7, figs. 149 & 265; Bull. Agrost. 
20, fig. 61; B. & B. Man. p. 114; Gray, 7th, p. 136. 
Found along the sandy beach of Lake Michigan on Jones Island. 
