. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 45 Puccinellia airoides Wats. & Coult. (Alkali Meadow-grass).—Erect, with slen- der, tufted stems, 1 to 2 feet higb, the panicle long, open, and spreading; a grass of the wet, saline Hats and the ditch banks. Laramie River, July 4 (3332); Hills- dale, July 7 (3664). Festuca brevifolia R. Brown (Short-leafed Fescue).—Closely tufted, with nu- merous short basal leaves; stems strict, 6 to to 10 inches high, the panicle close and slender; infrequent, occurring on the dry ridges of disintegrated granite. Head of Pole Creek,
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 45 Puccinellia airoides Wats. & Coult. (Alkali Meadow-grass).—Erect, with slen- der, tufted stems, 1 to 2 feet higb, the panicle long, open, and spreading; a grass of the wet, saline Hats and the ditch banks. Laramie River, July 4 (3332); Hills- dale, July 7 (3664). Festuca brevifolia R. Brown (Short-leafed Fescue).—Closely tufted, with nu- merous short basal leaves; stems strict, 6 to to 10 inches high, the panicle close and slender; infrequent, occurring on the dry ridges of disintegrated granite. Head of Pole Creek, July 22 f^^ (3430). Festuca elatior pratensis Scribn. (Meadow Fescue).—Slender, weak stemmed, 2 to 3 feet high; a few scattering specimens secured on Crow Creek. Cheyenne, July 8 (3664(1). Festuca thurberi Vasey (Tiiurber's Fescue). — A handsome Poa-like plant, forming large compact sods on the edge of the thickets along the mountain streams; leaves and stems slender, 2 to 3 feet high; in- clined to be harsh to the touch, so that when mature probably not very well relished by stock. Wil- low Creek, July 13 (3377). Festuca kingii Scribn. (King's Fes- cue, fig. 19).—Thick-stemmed, 1 to 2 feet high; leaves few, short, and broad; the I)a8e8 of the stems sheathed by the old leaves. This is a grass of the sandy or gravelly slopes and banks in the foothills, probably never fornung a coutinu- ous sod, but sometimes abundant enough to be of importance as a pas- ture grass. Evanston, May 29 (2995); Sheep Mountain, July 3 (3300); " ; Summer ranch, July 23 (3826). Festuca ovinaL. (Sheep's Fescue).— Densely tufted, the slender leaves and stems very numerous, 6 to 18 inches high; panicle slender, the spikelets being closely appressed; awns short but noticeable; widely distributed and often abundant, especially on dry ridges and disintegrated granite slopes. Head of Pole Creek, June 19(3195); Green Top, June 29 (3242); Sheep Mountain, July 3 (3303); Battle Lake Mounta
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