123 PRELIMINARY CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 



B. striatus, Willcl. Sparingly in woodlands, northern and middle 

 counties. Franklin, Essex Co., H. H. Rush}-. 



Gymnostichum, Schreb. . . BOTTLE-BRUSH GRASS. 

 G. Hystrix, Schreb. Bottle- brush Grass. Palisades, C. F. Austin ; 

 Warren Co., C. F. Parker; Weehawken, M. Rnger. 



Danthonia, DC . . WILD OAT-GRASS. 



D. spicata, Beauv. Dry sterile soil. Common throughout the State. 

 D. sericea, Nutt. Sandy soil. Frequent on the Yellow Drift. 



Avena, L OAT. 



A. striata, Michx. Wild Oat. Rocky woods, Palisades, C. F. Austin, 

 in Willis Catalogue. 



Trisetum, Pers TRISETUM. 



T. palustre, Torr. Scarce. Meadows at Closter, C. F. Austin ; 

 Washington, Warren Co., A. P. Garber. 



Aira, L HAIR-GRASS. 



A. flexuosa, L. Common Hair-grass. Dry sandy woods. Quite 

 common throughout. Eu. 



A. ctespitosa, L. " Damp places, rare," P. D Knieskern, in Cata- 

 logue of Plants of Ocean and Monmouth Cos. Eu. 



A. praecox, L. Sandy fields, Camden, J. H. Redfield ; near Glouces- 

 ter, C. F. Parker. Nat. Eu. 



A. caryophyllea, L. Roadsides near Salem, W. M. Canby in Willis 

 Catalogue. Nat. Eu. 



Arrhenatherum, Beauv OAT-GRASS. 



A. avenaceum, Beauv. Grass of the Andes. Closter, C. F. Austin ; 

 Shark River, Monmouth Co., P. D. Knieskern. Nat. Eu. 



Holcue, L MEADOW SOFT-GRASS. 



H. lanatus, L. Velvet-grass. Meadows. Quite common throughout 

 the State. Nat. Eu. 



Hierochloa, Gmelin HOLY GRASS. 



H. borealis, R. & S. Vanilla Grass. Border of salt marshes, near 

 Squaii Village, Monmouth Co., rare, P. D. Knieskern ; Newark 

 Meadows, N. L. Britton; Salem, W. M. Canby. Eu. 



Anthoxanthum, L VERNAL GRASS. 



A. odoratum, L. Sweet Vernal Grass. Fields and pastures. Quite 

 common throughout. Nat. Eu. 



