. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 35 Type: There seems to be no particular specimen designated as the type of this species by Dr. Gray. The sheet in the Gray herbarium, regarded as that upon which the original description was founded, contains portions of plants from three dif- ferent localities, two from New York and one from Michigan, varying however but very little from each other. These were taken as the basis of the above description. General distribution: New England to Minnesota. Specimens Examined.—Xcw York: Sodus Bay (O. E. Pearce in 1884); Ithaca
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 35 Type: There seems to be no particular specimen designated as the type of this species by Dr. Gray. The sheet in the Gray herbarium, regarded as that upon which the original description was founded, contains portions of plants from three dif- ferent localities, two from New York and one from Michigan, varying however but very little from each other. These were taken as the basis of the above description. General distribution: New England to Minnesota. Specimens Examined.—Xcw York: Sodus Bay (O. E. Pearce in 1884); Ithaca (K. M. Wiegand in 1895; F. V. Coville in 1885). Peansylmnia: Easton (A. P. Garber in 1867 and 1868; T. G. Porter, in 1868, 1891, and 1897). Winroudn: Valley of Wisconsin River (L. D. Cheney2031); (Dr. in 1883); Madison (T. J. Hale in 18—). Minnesnta : St. Cloud (E. V. Campbell 55 and 56); Turtle Lake (E. P. Sheldon in 1892).; Zumbrota (E. A. Mearns 775); Lake Minnewaska (L. R. Moyer lb). 19. BROMUS PORTERI ( Nash; Bruinus kaltnil porteri Coult. Man. Bot. Ry. Mt. Reg. 425. 1885; Bromus porieri^SLsh. Bui. Torr. Bot. Club, 22 : 512. 1895; Bromwi kalinii ocddentalis Vas. in Beal Grass. N. A. 2: 625. 1896; Bromus ciliatus rnontcnm>< Vas. in Beal Grass. N. A. 2: 619. 1896. not Bromus montamts Retz. 1779; Bro- mus kalmii of most auct. amer.; Bromus kalmii major Vas. in herb. (Fig. 19.) A tufted short-lived perennial , with rather slender, erect culms about 5-9 dm. high, slightly ptilterulent toward the top and pubescent at the nodes, bearing from 3-4 leaves. Sheath scantily short pilose or smooth, usually shorter than the inter- nodes; ligule 1 mm. or less long, truncate, dentate; blades of the culm about 7- 14 cm. long by 3-5 mm. wide, linear-lanceolate, somewhat erect, ralher distant and usually scabrous, those of the innovations longer and narrower. Panicle 8-20 cm. long, averaging about 12 cm., drooping, lower branches mostly 2-4, sub- capillary. Spikelet
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