FLORA OF VERMONT 13 



E. Purshii, Schrader. Sandy soil, especially along railroads ; occasional in 

 southern Vt. ; Burlington, H. L. Priest. 



E. reptans, Nees. (E. hypnoides, B. S. P.) Gravelly or sandy banks ; occa- 



sional. 



, FESTUCA 



F. elatior, L. Meadow Fescue. Common in old meadows and along road- 



sides. Variable in size, but most of the Vermont plants are of the 

 smaller form, var. pratensis, Gray. 



F. nutans, Willd. Rocky woods ; frequent. 



F. ovina, L. Frequent as an introduced plant in lawns. 



F. brachyphylla, Schultes. (F. ovina, L. var. brevifolia, Wats.) Cliffs of 

 Smuggler's Notch ; rare, Grout and Eggleston. 



F. rubra, L. Rocky shores and islands of Lake Champlain, occasional ; 



swamp, Stratton Mountain, Jones. 



GLYCERIA. (PANICULARIA) 



G. Canadensis, Trin. Wet places ; common. 



G elongata, Trin. Wet woods ; frequent, especially among the mountains. 



G. fluitans, R. Br. Wet places or shallow water ; frequent. The Vermont 

 specimens, so far as seen, are the form with smaller spikelets, viz. the 

 var. augustata, Vasey, or Panicularia borealis, Nash. (See Bui. Torr. Bot. 

 Club, 24: 348. 1897. ) 



G. grandis, Watson. (P. Americana, MacM.) Wet soil ; common. 



G. nervata, Trin. Wet meadows ; common. 



G. pallida, Trin. Shallow water or wet soil ; frequent. 



GRAPHEPHORUM 

 G. melkoideum, Beauv. Banks of Winooski River, Colchester and Willis- 

 iston, Pringle; South Burlington, Jones. 



HIEROCHLOE. (SAVASTANA) 

 H. alpina, R. & S. Summit of Mt. Mansfield, Tuckerman and Macrae. 

 H. borealis, R. & S. (S. odorata, Scribn.) Moist meadows ; occasional. 



HOLCUS 

 H. lanatus, L. Fields, Charlotte, Pringle and Horsj 'or d ; Peacham, Blanch- 

 ard. 



HORDEUM 



H. jubatum, L. Strafford, Collins ; probably introduced in grass seed. 



LEERSIA. (HOMALOCENCHRUS) 

 L. oryzoides, Swartz. Wet places ; common. 

 L. Virginica, Willd. Wet woods ; frequent. 



