12 FLORA OF BURLINGTON AND VICINITY 



DIGITARIA Scop. Finger Grass 



D. HUMiFusA Pers. Small Crab Grass. Occasional in sandy fields, more 

 frequent as a lawn weed. Aug., Sept. 



D. SANGUiNAUS (L.) Scop. Large Crab Grass. Cultivated fields and 



waste places; common. Aug., Sept. 



ECHINOCHLOA Beauv. 



E. CRUSGAi<u (L.) Beauv. Barnyard Grass. Moist ground, waste places, 



etc. ; common. Aug.-Oct. Presenting many differing forms ; viz. : 

 long awned, short awned, semi-prostrate, erect, etc. 



ELYMUS L. Wild RvE. Lyme Grass 



E. canadensis L. Nodding Wild Rye. Low thickets and river banks; 



common. July, Aug. Var. glaucifolius (Muhl.) Gray. Dry banks; 



occasional. July, Aug. 

 E. robustus Scribn. & Sm. Burlington, (Jones). July, Aug. 



E. striatus Willd. Slender Wild Rye. Ledges of Winooski River,. 



(Pringle). July, Aug. 

 E. Tirgiiiicus L. Wild Rye. Moist thickets of river banks; frequent. 



July, Aug. 



ERAGROSTIS Beauv. 



E. hypiioides (Lam.) BSP. Creeping Eragrostis. Gravelly or sandy 

 shores; frequent. • Aug., Sept. 



E. megastachya (Koeler) Link. Strong-scented Eragrostis. Waste 

 places; becoming frequent. July-Sept. 



E. PiLOSA (L.) Beauv. Sandy soil, especially along railroads; rare. 



July-Sept. Burlington, (Priest, N. F. F.). 



FESTUCA L. Fescue Grass 



F. elatior L. Taller or Meadow Fescue. Meadows and roadsides; 



common. June, July. 

 F. uutans Spreng. Nodding Fescue. Rocky woods; frequent. June, 



July. 

 F. oviNA L. Sheep's Fescue. Introduced in lawn, South Burlington, 



(Jones). June, July. 



F. rubra L. Red Fescue. Rocky or sandy shores of Lake Champlain; 

 occasional. June, July. Var. subvillosa Mert. & Koch. Adventlve 

 in lawn, South Burlington, (Jones). July. 



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