216 PROCEEDINGS BOSTON SOCIETY NATURAL HISTORY. 



var. stricta Scribn. — Swale, Williamstown, (Churchill) ; swamps, 

 Sheffield (Bean and Fernald). 



G. pallida (Torr.) Trin. — Shallow water, New Marlboro; Sheffield 

 (Churchill). 



G. septentrionalis Hitchc. — Shallow water in bog hole, New 

 Marlboro. 



HIEROCHLOE. Holy Grass. 

 {Savastana 111. Fl. ed. 2.) 



H. odorata (L.) Wahlenb., var. fragrans (Willd.) Richter. Va- 

 nilla Grass; Seneca Grass. — {H. odorata Man. ed. 7; vid. Rho- 

 dora, 19: 152, 1917.) 



Wet hillsides and borders of swamps; frequent on the plateau, 

 occasional in the valley (Sheffield). 



HORDEUM. Barley. 



H. jubatum L. Squirrel-tail Grass. — Waste places; occa- 

 sional. Not noted before 1919. Lanesboro, along trolley track; 

 Hinsdale (Churchill); barnyard, Stockbridge; clearing, Great 

 Barrington; New Marlboro. 



H. vulgare L. Common Barley. — Along railroad tracks; occa- 

 sional. Williamstown; Washington; Pittsfield. 



LEERSIA. Cut-grass. 

 {Homalocenchrus 111. Fl. ed. 2). 



L. oryzoides (L.) Sw. Rice Cut-grass. — Borders of swamps, 

 low ground, ditches; common. 



L. virginica Willd. White Grass. — Rich woods; occasional in 

 the valley. Stockbridge; Great Barrington; Sheffield. Valley of 

 the Deerfield River, Florida. 



LOLIUM. Darnel. 



L. multiflorum Lam. — Field, Stockbridge. 



L. perenne L. Common Darnel. — Roadsides and sterile fields; 

 occasional. Williamstown; Stockbridge. 



MELICA. Melic Grass. 



M. Striata (Michx.) Hitchc— {Avena Torrcyi 111. Fl. ed. 2.) 

 Wooded ledges and swamps; frequent in the valley. 



