. Grasses of North America [microform] : the grasses classified, described and each genus illustrated, with chapters on their geographical distribution and a bibliography. Grasses; Forage plants; Graminées; Plantes fourragères. 182 1. P. Caxariknsis L. Sp. ri. 54 (1753). Canary-orass. r. ai'kithiris Sulisb. Prod. II (17!)0). P. ooiUa MaMicli, Metli. 208 (i;j>4). /'. aqmaica Delilo, Hoiss. Fl. Orient. 5:471 ( ). An croi't leafy iinnmil, 30-GO cm. high. Upper shcatlis in- Ihited; ligule 4 mm. long; blades ^0 cm. long, 6-10 mm. wide. Spike ovoid, pale green, 4 cm. long. Spikelets near


. Grasses of North America [microform] : the grasses classified, described and each genus illustrated, with chapters on their geographical distribution and a bibliography. Grasses; Forage plants; Graminées; Plantes fourragères. 182 1. P. Caxariknsis L. Sp. ri. 54 (1753). Canary-orass. r. ai'kithiris Sulisb. Prod. II (17!)0). P. ooiUa MaMicli, Metli. 208 (i;j>4). /'. aqmaica Delilo, Hoiss. Fl. Orient. 5:471 ( ). An croi't leafy iinnmil, 30-GO cm. high. Upper shcatlis in- Ihited; ligule 4 mm. long; blades ^0 cm. long, 6-10 mm. wide. Spike ovoid, pale green, 4 cm. long. Spikelets nearly G mm. h ng. broadly ovate; lower glumes 5-G mm. long, white, membraiicus, with 3 green nerves and a very broad or winged keel, third and fourth glumes lanceolate, half us long as the floral glume; floral glumes acute, three-fourths the length of the lower glumes, 5- uerved. Massachusetts, Ikml 30; District of Columbia, McCartliy; Michigan, 67«/*^4047; Dakota, iJuJfcy; Arizona, Tuumej/ 763. Introduced from Europe. Kaised for 2. P. intermedia Bosc. Poir. Eucycl. Suppl. 1:300 (1810). SouTiiEKN IJkki). Canary-grass. Gilhkut's Kkmkf-orass. Stewart's Can A uv-(atASs. California Timothy. /'. CaroJiiii- am Walt. Fl. Car. 74 (1788). 7'. anrfnatata Nees, Agrost. liras. 2: 391 (18211). P. micros/arJij/d \)V. Cat. llort. Monsp. 131 (1813). J\ Americana Ell. liot. S. C. & (la. 1:101 (1817). P. animlinai'ca Michx. Fl. IJor. Am. 1:43(1803). An erect annual, G0-30O cm. Fia. 38. — Phalaris intermedia. • „ , i ,, , Spikelet. (Richardson.) high. bJK^aths mflated; blades ol the upper leaves cm. long. Spikes 2-3 cm. long, 13 mm. diam. Spikelets 5 mm. long, oval when closed; lower glumes acute, membranous, with 3 green nerves and a broad-winged keel, third and fourth glumes lanceolate, half as long as the floral glumes; floral glumes acute, the length of the lower glumes. Texas, Jenney; Oregon, Howell; Arizona, 2'oumey, Pringh for U. S. Dept. Agricul. 214. Var.


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