George Thurber and William Munro Gramineae papers, circa 1850-1892
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Lolium temulentum Linn. - See 122; Mr. Enum. 1: 437. San Diego, Yuma. A short-cawned variety collected in California by Dr Andrews. Introduced? (180) He Fritisum elpus Linn. l.c.; Mr Enum. 1.p. 1065, Hook. Kew. Bot.-Ann. 2. p 254 - Various forms of this variable species in all the collections from Texas to Oregon - Friticium caninum Schreb. - var B. Gmelini Ledeb. l.c. H. Ross; Hook. K. Bor- Ann. 2. p 234; T. divergens, Auct. in stand. syn Rk. Gleum. 1: p. 347 ? Copper Mines, Drylow, Oregon Rev. Mr. Spalding. This seems to be an esteemed pasture grass in Oregon - Mr Spalding, a missionary who collect- ed some years ago at Clear water and the following note with his specimens "Common Bunch Grass of Upper Oregon, superior to any in the world; stalk usually 2 feet high and fresh through- the winter, often eight inches high in March" 1814's Mr. Spalding - Elymus Canadensis, Linn; Mr Enum. 1.p 450, in all the collections we forms of what is known as the greatest unsettled state of this species we refer to Canadensis -