. Circular. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. No. 50.) Issued .July 1, \m). United States Department of Agriculture, DIVISION OF AGROSTOLOGY. [Grass and Forage Plant Investigation.] NEW SPECIKS OF NORTH AMERICAN (BRASSES. Ill Circular N(j. '.» of this Uivision there was published i:) new species of North American grasses belonging chiefly to the genus Poa. Circular No. 10 was also technical in its character, being devoted to Poa fendleriana and its allies. In the present circular nine new or little known species of grasses are descri])ed. 1. AN
. Circular. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. No. 50.) Issued .July 1, \m). United States Department of Agriculture, DIVISION OF AGROSTOLOGY. [Grass and Forage Plant Investigation.] NEW SPECIKS OF NORTH AMERICAN (BRASSES. Ill Circular N(j. '.» of this Uivision there was published i:) new species of North American grasses belonging chiefly to the genus Poa. Circular No. 10 was also technical in its character, being devoted to Poa fendleriana and its allies. In the present circular nine new or little known species of grasses are descri])ed. 1. ANDROPOGON TENNESSEENSIS Scribner. u. comb. (.1. provin- cidlis var. tennenseensis Scribn. Bui. Tt'iin. Agr. Expr. Sta. 7: 2;J. 1894.) Pedicellate splkelet iisually hennaplirodite, H-K) mm. long, the 1st glume lanceo- late, acuminate, rounded on the back, ll-i:5-nerved, apex acute, snbaristate (If minutely bimucronate, scabrous all over the Imck and especially on the nerves and margins. Second glume T-9-nerved, lanceolate, acute or snb- aristate. scabrous all over the back and ciliate along the hyaline, infolded margins above. Third glume about as long as the outer ones, lanceolate, acute, scabrous on the back above and fimbriate-ciliate along the margins. Fourth glume sh(jrter than the third, apex bifid, ciliate on the margins above, awned. Awn slender, a little twisted, '2-4 mm. long. Palea i-'i as long as its glume. Stamens and pistil as in the sessile spikelet. Sessile spikelet about 8-10 mm. long, more than twice as long as the pedicels. First glume rigid and very rough-scabrous all over the back, ciliate-scabrous along the keels above. Second glume compressed and strongly keeled, long-acu- minate pointed, scabrous on the sides and very rough on the keels, ciliate on the narrowly inflexed margins above. Third glume a little scabi-ous on the back above. Racemes as in A. j^rovincialis. Hairs on pedicels and joints yellow. Pedicels and outer glumes very rough scabrous. Open fi
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