. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 34 p. Rich, 1894. Rhode Isktnd: Johnston, J. W. Congdon, 1871. Connedkut: Waterford, 87 C. B. Graves, 1898. Nev Jersey: Atsion, 44 A. Commons, 1882; Gloucester County, 2 B. Heritage, 1897. Mississippi: Beauvoir, 4594 S. M. Tracy, 1898. The habit of Michaux's plant, as shown by figure 8, is so characteristic and so closely resembles Panicum eatoni (Fig. 9) that we have no hesitation in referring Panicum eatoni to Panicum nitidum. Panicumpaucipilum can not l)e satisfactorily distinguished from P. eatoni, either l)y the origi
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 34 p. Rich, 1894. Rhode Isktnd: Johnston, J. W. Congdon, 1871. Connedkut: Waterford, 87 C. B. Graves, 1898. Nev Jersey: Atsion, 44 A. Commons, 1882; Gloucester County, 2 B. Heritage, 1897. Mississippi: Beauvoir, 4594 S. M. Tracy, 1898. The habit of Michaux's plant, as shown by figure 8, is so characteristic and so closely resembles Panicum eatoni (Fig. 9) that we have no hesitation in referring Panicum eatoni to Panicum nitidum. Panicumpaucipilum can not l)e satisfactorily distinguished from P. eatoni, either l)y the original descriptions or by compar- ison of typical material. • The culms, sheaths, ligules, leaves, panicles, and spikelets are the same, and more- over both forms grow in moist places. Mr. Nash^ states that Panicum paucipilum can be distin- guished from P. eatoni by its much smaller spikelets, with the first glume glabrous and orbicular. The difference in measurements of the spikelets given by Mr. Nash is but nun., and according to his original descrijition and to siiecL- mensexamined the first glume of P. eatoni is also glabrous! The type of Panicum spretum Schultes in ]Muh- lenberg's Herbarium in the Acad- emy of Nat. Sci. of Phil, is identical with P. eatoni Nash., the form with the dense contracted panicles. The figure of Panicum eatoni above has shorter and broader leaves than in the type. PANICUM NITIDUM OCTINO- DUM (Smith) n. comb. {Panicum octinoduni Smith, U. S. Dept. Agr. Div. Agros. Bui. 17: 73, f;/. 369 (Jime 30, 1899); Scribn. &" Smith, ibid. Cir. 16: 5 (Julv 1, 1899).) (Fig. 10.) A form which differs from typical Panicum nitidum only in having smooth spikelets. Type LOCALITY.—Waller County, Texas. General distribution.—In ponds and exsiccated swamps, Delaware and Texas. Specimens examined.—Delnvnre: Townsend, W. N. Canby, 1891; Cape Henlopen, 340 A. Commons, 1898. Texas: Waller County, F. W. Thurow, 1898 (type).. Fig. 10.—Panicum nitkhun ortuio
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