TRIANDRIA DIGVNIA. Arundo, 



arista longitudine coroUae, pilis corollam aequanlibus, 

 tbliis culmisque glabris angustis, — Mich. ji. amer. 1. 

 p. 73. 

 On mountain meadows : Canada to Carolina. 1/ . July. 

 V. V. Resembles A. Calamagrostis very much. 

 5. A. panicula patente, calycibus unifloris aciiminatis, pilis 

 corollam aequantibus, arista dorsali geniculata calycem 

 excedente. IVilld. enum. p. I27. 

 In North America. Willdenoiv. +. 

 Q. A. panicula spicata, calycibus unifloris corolla longiori- 

 bus, floribus erectis muticis, foliis involutis pungenti- 

 bus. Smith Ji. hrit. 1. p. 148. 

 Icon. Fl. dan. g\7 ■ 

 On the sea-coast : Canada to New England. X . July. 



V. V. 



1 02. ELEUSIN E, G(srt. defr. et sem. l.p.7- 



1. E. glabra 3 vaginis compressis, collo pilosis: spiels di- 



gitalis strictis longo-linearibus rectis, spicuiis subsex- 

 tioris, floribus lanceolatis. Mich.Jl.amer.\.p.64. 

 In sandy cultivated grounds: New Jersey to Florida. 

 0. June— Aug. v. v. In Virginia it is known by 

 the name of IFire-grass, as a wecvl very noxious to 

 the cultivator. 



2. E. vaginis pilosis, spicis nunierosis fihformibus panicu- 



latis, spicuiis minutissirais, calyce mucronato quadri- 

 floroj floribus muticis. Mick.ji.amer.\.p.Q5. 

 In cultivated flelds : Virginia, Carolina, Illinois, &:c. 

 ©; June, July. v. v. 



87 



con finis. 



indica. 



mucronata. 



103. CHLORIS. Swarlz.Ji.ind. \.p. I89. 



1. C. spiea unica, spicuiis subsexfloris, floribus aristatis moimtachya. 



margine barbatis, glumis calycis exteriore scrobiculato- 



glandulosa dorso aristata. Mich. fl. amer. 1. p. 5Q. 

 Aegilops aromaticum. IVall. fl. car. 2Ag. 

 In woods and cultivated fields : Virginia to Florida, O 



July. V. V. The spike of this grass is most singularly 



beautiful. 



2. C. spicis 4 — 6. strictis erectis, floscnlis imbricatis sub- 



glabris muticis, glumis calycis exteriore aristata, cul- 

 mo compresso glaberrimo. Sivartz.Ji. ind. 1. p. J 94. 



Cynosurus paspaloides. Vahl.syvih. 1. p. 21. 



Agrosiis complanata. Ait. kew. 1. p. yd. 



Icon. Fahl. I. c. t. 27. 



petrcsa. 



