. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 29 A species introduced from southern Europe, quite frequent on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Specimens examined.—Massachusetts: Boston (C. W. Swan). New York: Taughannock (K. M. "Wiegand; F. V. Coville). Pennsylvania: Easton (A. P. Garber; T. C. Porter); Philadelphia ( 40). Delaware: Wilmington (A. Commons 17). District of Columbia: North Brookland (T. Holm). Ohio: Painesville (W. C. Werner). British Columbia: Vancouver Island (J. Macoun 117). Washington: Pullman (C. V. Piper 2554); Walla Walla (C. L. She
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 29 A species introduced from southern Europe, quite frequent on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Specimens examined.—Massachusetts: Boston (C. W. Swan). New York: Taughannock (K. M. "Wiegand; F. V. Coville). Pennsylvania: Easton (A. P. Garber; T. C. Porter); Philadelphia ( 40). Delaware: Wilmington (A. Commons 17). District of Columbia: North Brookland (T. Holm). Ohio: Painesville (W. C. Werner). British Columbia: Vancouver Island (J. Macoun 117). Washington: Pullman (C. V. Piper 2554); Walla Walla (C. L. Shear 1616). 14. BROMUS TECTORUM L. Sp. PI. 1: 77. 1753. Schedonorus terlorum Fr. Summ. Veg. Scand. 1: 76. 1846-49. (Fig. 14.) A tufted annual mostlj' 3-6 dm. high, erect or somewhat gen- iculate at the base. Culm smooth, rather slender. Sheaths i)ubescent; ligule membranous, 2-3 mm. long, much torn; blades linear, narrow, mostly pubescent throughout. Panicle broad, rather dense, seaind, droop- ing, about 6-15 cm. long,. branchessubcapiUary. Spike- lets nodding, linear at first, spreading above in flower and becoming cuneiform, L3-;^0 mm. long; empty glumes acute, scabrous or pubescent, the lower nar- row, 1-nerved, 4-6 mm. long, the upper 3-nerved, broader, 8-10 mm. long; flowering glume lanceolate, acute, .scabrous-pubescent to short pilose-pubescent, 5-nerved, 11-13 mm. long with two narrow hyaline teeth at the apex and a straight aum about 13-15 mm. long; palea shorter than its glume. A species from Europe quite generally distributed in this country, especially in waste places about cities. Specimens examined.—Massachusetts: Cambridge (J. W. Blankinship; A. K. Harrison 28); Essex County (W. P. Conant). Rhode Island: Providence (J. F. Collins). New Jersey: Weehauken (Wm. N. Van Sickle). Pennsylvania: Easton (T. C. Porter). i>eZfaran'.-Wilmington (A. Commons 16). District of Columbia: Wash- ington (C. L. Pollard 426). Virginia: Alexandria (T. Holm). Indiana: Pine (L. M. U
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