146 Rhodora [AvavsT 
July 21, 1886); shallow water in meadow, East Sudbury (W. P. 
Rich, July 7, 1901); shrubby swamp, Dover (K. M. Wiegand, July 9, 
1908); "Charles River near Wellesley and Needham,” Wiegand, 
Ruopora xi. 83, 1909. 
G. septentrionalis Hitche. Swamps and shallow water. Not 
reported north of Lynn, common elsewhere. 
PUCCINELLIA. 
P. distans (L.) Parl. Salt marshes and brackish soil along the 
coast. Rather rare; Plum Island, Revere, Charlestown, Boston, 
South Boston and Brighton. 
P. maritima (Huds.) Parl. Salt marshes and brackish sand. 
Common along the eoast from Hingham northward; not reported 
farther south, but doubtless common. 
FESTUCA. 
F. eLatior L. Fields, roadsides and waste land. Common from 
Walpole northward, and probably throughout. 
F. myuros L. Wool waste, North Billerica (C. W. Swan, July 24, 
1883); waste land, South Boston (C. E. Faxon, Oct. 5, 1878; C. E. 
Perkins, July 1 and 25, 1881; July 20, 1882); “N. Chelmsford, wool 
waste (Rev. W. P. Alcott)” according to Dame & Collins, Fl. Middle- 
sex Co. 131, 1888. 
F. nutans Spreng. Rich woods. Frequent from Randolph and 
Framingham northward. 
F. octoflora Walt. Dry sterile soil. Fairly common throughout. 
F. ovina L. Dry sandy soil; Andover, Cambridge, Boston, Need- 
ham and Jamaica Plain. 
F. ovina L., var. CAPILLATA (Lam.) Hack. Occasional from Box- 
ford, Chelmsford, Danvers, Dorchester, Wellesley and Hanson. 
F. ovina L., var. HISPIDULA Hack. Dry roadside, Mount Auburn 
Cemetery, Watertown (4. S. Pease, May 19, 1905); sandy field, 
Wellesley (K. M. Wiegand, May 29, 1908); campus, Wellesley (K. M. 
Wiegand, May 27, 1912). 
F. rubra L. Dry sandy soil. Frequent throughout. “F. varia, 
Haenk., var. flavescens. (F. flavescens, Bellard). Chelmsford, July 3, 
1883 (Dr. C. W. Swan).” in Dame & Collins, Fl. Middlesex Co. 131, 
