32 SYRACUSE BOTANICAL CLUB'S COLLECTION 



VALIANERIACEit— Dumort, 1 829— Tape Grass Fam. 

 PHILOTRIA— Raf., 1818. 



P. Canadensis — Brit. (Science, 1895.) (Elodia Cana- 

 densis — Michx, 1803.) Water Weed or Dutch Moss. 

 Staminate flowers separate early from parent stalk. 

 Floating, scatter pollen around stigmas. Common. 



VALLISNERIA— Lin, 1753. 



V. SPIRALIS — Lin., 1753. Tape Grass or Eel Grass. 



Like Philotrea in manner of fertilization. Then the 

 thread-like scape coils drawing fertilized fruit under 

 water to mature. Common. Lakes and ponds. August. 



LIMNOBIUM— L. C. Richards, 1811. 



L. SPONGIA — Rich., 1811. (Hydrocaris CordifoUa — Nutt., 

 1818.) Frog's-bit. 

 Common. Long Branch, July, 1909. 



GRAMINE/E— Jues, 1 789— Grass Fam. 



ANDROPOGAN— Lin, 1753. 



A. SCOPARIUS — Michx, 1803. Brown Beard Grass. 

 Rare. Indian Hill. Reservation. Sept., 1890. 



A. FURCATUS — Muhl, 1806. Forked Beard Grass. 



Not rare. Near Rev. Cusick's home, Onondaga Res. 

 Aug., 1897. 



A. GLOMERATUS— B. S. P., 1888. (Prel Cat., N. Y.) (A. 

 Macrourus, Michx, 1803.) Bushy Beard Grass. 

 Common. Sandy soil. Centervdlle, Sept., 1896. 



SYNTHERISMA— Walt., 1788. 



S. SANQUINALIS — Nash. B. T. Club, 1895. (Panicum San- 

 quinalis Scop, 1772.). Large Crab Grass. 

 Common in cultivated grounds. Goodrich, Yard, Aug. 



S. LINEARIS — Nash. (1899, Bull. Torr. Cluh.) (Ponicum 

 Globrum — Schrad, 1811.) Small Crab Grass. 

 Frequent. Waste grounds. Summer. 



