120 PRELIMINARY CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 



Leptochloa, Beauv LEPTOCHLOA. 



L. fascicularis, Gray. Frequent along the edges of salt marshes. 



Tricuspis, Beauv TRICUSPIS. 



T. seslerioid.es, Torr. Tall Red-top. Dry sandy fields. Rather 

 common throughout. 



T. purpurea, Gray. Sand Grass. Common in sands of the sea 

 shore and in dry pine barrens. 



Dactylis, L ORCHARD GRASS. 



D. glomerata, L. Orchard Grass. Common in fields and meadows. 

 Xat. Eu. 



Batonia, Raf. EATONIA. 



E. obtusata, Gray. Passaic Falls and Weehawken, W. H. Leggett ; 

 and probably more common than hitherto supposed. 



E. Pennsylvania, Gray. Moist woods. Rather common in all 

 parts of the State. 



Glyceria, R. Br., Trin MAUNA-GRASS. 



G. Canadensis, Trin. Rattlesnake-grass. Wet places. Scarce in 

 Monmouth and Ocean Cos., P. D. Knieskern ; Camden Co. and Clos- 

 ter, Bergen Co., C. F. Parker; Plainfield, Frank Tweedy; Xew Dur- 

 ham, IS". L. Britton; Parsippany, H. H. Rusby. 



G. obtusa, Trin. Common in the pine barren regions, and mostly 

 confined to the Yellow Drift. Homestead Station, X. R. R. of N. J., 

 M. Ruger. 



G. elongata, Trin. Budd's Lake, Morris Co., T. C. Porter in Willis 

 Catalogue ; Carlstadt, Hudson Co., W. H. Leggett. 



G. nervata, Trin. Wet meadows. Common throughout the State. 



G. pallida, Trin. Shallow water. Quite common throughout. 



G. rluitans, R. Br. Shallow water. Rather common throughout 

 the State. Eu. 



G. acutiflora, Torr. Bergen Co., C. F. Austin ; near Waterford, 

 Merchantville and Gloucester, Camden Co., C. F. Parker ; Hoboken, 

 W. H. Leggett, 



G. distans, Wahl. Abundant in ballast at Camden, C. F. Parker; 

 and Communipaw, J. Schrenck. Eu. 



Brizopyrum, Link SPIKE-GRASS. 



B. spicatum, Hook. Spike-grass. Common in salt marshes. 



Poa, L MEADOW-GRASS. SPEAR-GRASS. 



P. annua, L. Low Spear-grass'. Very common in waste and culti- 

 vated grounds ; probably not indigenous to New Jersey. Xat, Eu. 



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