2i6 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 



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

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

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



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



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

 PI. VII., Fig. 4. 

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

 Homalocenchrus orysoides Britton 284. 

 Leersia oryzoides Barton, Fl. Phil. I. 41. 1818. — Knieskern ^y. 



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.— l^ew 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 May.— 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. PI. 55. 1753 [Europe]. — Britton 285. 



Frequent in open swamps in the northern counties, extending 

 into the upper part of the Middle district. 

 PL — Early June to early July. 



Middle District. — Pt. Pleasant, New Egj-pt, Delair, Pemberton Jnc. (S), 

 Mickleton, Swedesboro. 



SAVASTANA Schrank. 



Savastana odorata (L.). Holy Grass. 



Holcus odoratus 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. 



