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SOME COLORADO GRASSES. 
HIEROCHLOA BOREALIS (R. & S.). 
(Holy Grass; Vanilla Grass.) 
Stem about 2 feet high, smooth, from creeping root- 
stock ; leaves lanceolate, flat; panicle one-sided, pyra¬ 
midal; spikelets three-flowered, chestnut colored; stami- 
nate flowers pubescent on the margins; fertile flower 
hairy at the tip. 
This species occurs in the mountains only, and in 
moist meadows. It is found in some quantity in Estes 
Park, but has not been seen elsewhere by the writer. 
[See cut on opposite page.] 
EATONIA OBTUSATA (Gray). 
Stems 1 to 3 feet high, some of the lowest joints 
geniculate, blackish ; leaves flat, 4 to 8 inches long, J inch 
wide, scabrous; sheaths shorter than the nodes, rough; 
ligule truncate, laciniate; panicle 6 inches long, con¬ 
tracted, spicate, much lobed ; spikelets crowded on the 
very short branches; outer glumes unequal, the lower one 
linear, scabrous all over, especially on the keel, upper 
glume obovate, rounded at apex, with broadly scarious 
margins; flowering glume similar; palet small, hyaline, 
minutely two-toothed. 
This species was seen at nearly all elevations, but not 
in any considerable quantity. It is worthy of trial. 
ANALYSIS. 
Moisture_ 8.14 
Ash_12.94 
Fat_ 3.98 
Albuminoid nitrogen_^_ 6.38 
Crude fiber_ 24.19 
Nitrogen-free extract_ 52.51 
Total 
100.00 
