2i6 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 



Middle District.— Sea. Bright (XY), New Egypt, Hartford, Merchantville 

 (KB), Delaire, Oaklyn (S), Springdale (S), Mickleton (NY), Washington 

 Park (S), Swedesboro, Woodstown (KB), Salem (S). 



Cape May. — Whitesboro, Green Creek (S), Sluice Creek (S). 



Homalocenchrus oryzoides (L.). Rice Cut-Grass. 

 PI. VII., Fig. 4- 

 Phalaris oryzoides Linnseus, Sp. PI. 55. 1753 [Virginia]. 

 Homalocenchrus oryzoides Britton 284. 

 Lecrsia oryzoides Barton, Fl. Phil. I. 41. 1818. — Knieskern :ij. 



Common in wet swamps throughout, except in the Pine Bar- 

 rens, where it occurs only as an intrusion from the coast. 



Fl. — Early August to mid-September, spikelets of exserted 

 panicles soon dropping. 



Middle District. — New Egypt, Delanco (S), Hartford, Camden (P), Oak- 

 lyn (S), Lawnside (S), Springdale (S) Lindenwold (S), Clementon, Albion, 

 Tomlin, Salem (S), Dividing Creek. 



Coast Strip. — Bay Head (NY), Barnegat City (L), Manahawkin, 4 mi. E. 

 of Hammonton (S), Forks of Batsto, Mays Landing (S), Piermont (S), 

 Wildwood (UP). 



Cape Afa3>.— Seaville (S), 3 mi. W. of Court House (S), Cape May (OHB). 



PHALARIS L. 

 Phalaris arundinacea L. Reed Canary Grass. 

 PI. X., Fig. 3. 

 Phalaris arundinacea Linnaeus, Sp. PL 55. 1753 [Europe]. — Britton 285. 



Frequent in open swamps in the northern counties, extending 

 into the upper part of the Middle district. 

 Fl. — Early June to early July. 



Middle District. — Pt. Pleasant, New Egypt Delair, Pemberton Jnc. (S), 

 Mickleton, Swedesboro. 



SAVASTANA Schrank. 



Savastana odorata (L.). Holy Grass. 



Holcus odorafus Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 1048. 1753 [Europe]. 



Hierochloa borealis Willis 76.— Torrey Flor. U. S. 150. 1824. — Knieskern 39. 



Hierochloa odorata Britton 285. 



Savastana odorata Keller and Brown 39. 



Rather common along the edge of the salt marshes of the 

 coast, especially where they join the first low thickets of the up- 

 land. Reported from Salem, but we have no other records for 

 the bay shore. 



