GRAMINE.'G. 



4;V> 



4. A. macrou'kus. Iniian Griiss. 



Stem silicate on one side, much branched above, 2—3 feel high ; leaves 

 linear, rou^ih, lovvt r ones very long, upper ones erect ; shctiihs hairy ; sjiikes 



conju(<ale,^A I inch lonir, in dense lateral and leiininal, fastigiate panicles, 



partly^coiici"aled ; obortve sji kelit without palece ; ycrJccL flonxr monandrous, 

 with a straight awn. Swamps. Sept. 



5. A. NUTANS. Dinrd Grass. 



Giabrnn.5 ; .<.<«.'« terete, simple, 3-5 feet high ; /«/pfs glannous, lance-lincar, 

 rouirh. A inch broad ; pan-rle oblong, branched, nodding, 6 — 10 inches long; 

 ahtntioc spkclH without palete ; ghiinis (if the jjerficl Jfuioer hairy , ferruginous, 

 ehininir; a;o/i contorted. Sandy fields. Oct. 



47. SORGflUM. 

 Spikelcis in2s or 3ji, abortive ones petlircllato, awnlcss, with 

 2 prill ffi, perfect, ses-ile, l-lloweied^ glumes 2, eoi iaccous; 

 paleae 3, llie ii(iperoi)e awiicd. 



1. S. sacchara'tum. Sum thick, solid with pith, 0—10 feet high ; leaves 

 lanceolate, iiciiiiiinate, pubescent at base ; paiiirJe large, diffuse, with long, 

 verticillate, at length noddinsr branches ; glumes of Ike. perfect sjtike'rt hairy, 

 persistent. Fronrthe E Indies. The uses of this fine, cultivated jilant are 

 doubtless well known to our readers. • Bnom Corn. 



2. S. vui.ga'rk. S7em erect, round, solid with pith, 0—10 feel high ; /mi-es 

 carinate. lance. ilile ; /^rt/i/c/c compact, oviil erect until mature; ^/(2iv/-5 pu- 

 bescent ; 7w/c,f caducous ■,fnni naked From the E. Indies. Rarely cultivated 

 as a curiosity, or for the seed as food for poultry. Indian MiL'cL 



Tkibii II. OLYRF.iE. 



Inflorescence pnnicled or spiked. Spikelets snlitnry. \—'i-Jlou-eTed . Flowers perfect or diclinous. 

 Slamen$ ] — G. 



4 8. LEE' RSI A. 

 Spikelels 1 -flowered, compresfed; glumes 0; pnlecc 2, 

 compressed, larinale, awiiles-;; scales 2, meinbraiiaeeous. 



1. L. oRvzoi'nKS. Cut Grar-s. 



5>77i retrorsely scabrous. '^ — ."> feet hiffh ; lenres lanceolate, carinate, the 

 margin very rouiili backwards ; sliciilhs also very rough with retrorse prickles; 

 jmmd p \uwc\\ blanched, diffuse, shealhed at the ba'se ; 5//i/.-/!/c7*' spreading ; 

 w«/cffi cili:ite on the keel, white, coiiiprtssed and closed ; slaineiis '3. A very 

 rou'.rh grass, common in swamps, by streams, ».Vlc. Aug. 



2. L. Vikgi'mca. IJ'hit' Grns'-: 



Stem slender, branched, ffeniciilale or decumbent at base, 2 — 3 feet long, 

 nodes letrorsely hairy ; liarr.f liince-linear, ronghish ; sheaths roughish back- 

 wards, striate ; jinnicle simple, at length much exserted, the lower branches 

 diffuse; fdwcrs pedicellate, in short, ajjpressed, fli xii>>us racemes; lower 

 pa/ca boat sli;iped, mucronate; stamens \ — 2. Damp woods. Aug. 



41). ZIZA'NIA. 

 Monoecious; glumes 0; spikelets l-flowered; pnlere 2, 

 herb iceous. Sieiilr. — I'aleai subequal, awnless; slameiis 6. 

 Ffr/'A. — Spikelets sulnilaie ; palea; unequal, linear, lower one 

 wilh a siraiglit awn ; sidles 2; ear} opsis enveloped in ibc 

 plicate pa!ea3. 



