128 FLORA OF THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA. 



P. miliaceum L. Millet. Occasionally found in waste places 

 throughout. 



CHAM.^RAPHIS R. Br. 



C. glauca (L. ) Kuntze. Fox Tail. Pigeon Grass. Very com- 

 mon in dry fields and along roadsides throughout our range. 

 {Si'taria g/aiwa Beauv. ) 



C, viridis ( L. ) Porter. Green Fox Tail. Less common than the 

 preceding and found in the same place. {Set aria viridis 

 Beauv. ) 



The millet (C. Italica) is frequent in cultivation and occa- 

 sionally persists along roadsides and in old fields for some time. 



HOMALOCENCHRUS Mieg. 



H. VIrginicus (Willd.) Britton. White Grass. Common 

 throughout in damp, shady places. {Leersia Virginica^'xW^.) 



H. oryzoides (L. ) Poll. Cut Grass. False Rice. Frequent in 

 swamps and along streams. {Leersia oryzoides Swartz.) 



ANDROPOGON L. 



A. provincialis Lam. Forked Beard-grass. Big Blue-stem. 

 Not uncommon on the backs of our larger streams. ( A. fur- 

 caius Muhl.) 



A. scoparius Michx. Little Blue stem Less common than the 

 preceding. Usually found m rather dry ground. 



A. nutans avenaceus (Michx ) Hack. Indian Grass. Wooi> 

 Gra>s. Tolerably common on dry, shady banks, especially 

 along streams. {Chrysopogon nutans Benth.) 



PHALARIS L. 



P. arundinacea L. Reed Canary-grass. Infrequent. Found on 

 the borders of lakes and streams. The variety picta with 

 white-striped leaves is the familiar ribbon-grass of old gardens. 



The canary-grass {P. Ca?iariensis) is not. uncommon in 



waste places. It apparently does not persist long. 



ANTHOXANTHUM L. 



A. odoratum L. Sweet Vkrnal-(;rass. Frequent along road- 

 sides and in fields. Rare, Lucy. Very sweet-scented in drying. 



