54 CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 



Deschampsia, Beauv. Hair-Grass. 



D. flexuosa, Trin. (Aira flexuosa, L.) — (Common Hair-Grass.) Dryplaces» 

 D. caespitosa, Beauv. (Aira casspitosa, L.) — (Tufted Hair-Grass.) Shores- 

 of Conn, river, etc. 

 Avena, Tourn. Oat-Grass. 



A. striata, Michx. Rocky hillsides ; frequent. 

 [A. SATIVA, L. (Cultivated Oat.)] 

 Danthonia, DC. Oat-Grass. White-Grass. 



D. spicata, Beauv. Dry and poor soil ; hillside pastures, etc. ; common. 

 Sometimes called " June Grass," a name that belongs to Poa pratensis 

 (Kentucky Blue-Grass). 



Eatonia, Raf. 



E. Pennsylvanica, Gray. Moist woods and rocks ; frequent. 

 Eragrostis, Beauv. 



E. capillaris, Nees. Sandy soil ; common. 



E. pectinacea, Gray. Dry, sandy fields ; rare. 

 Dactylis, L. Orchard-Grass. 



D. GLOMERATA, L. Very common ; European. 

 Poa, L. Meadow-Grass. Spear-Grass. 



P. ANNUA, L. (Low Spear-Grass.) Cultivated grounds ; everywhere ;; 

 naturalized from Europe. 



P. COMPRESSA. L. (Wire-Grass.) Dry, sterile soil ; European and very 

 common. 



P. nemoralis, L. (P. caesia, Smith.) Thetford, Vt., Dr. Blanchai'd ; rare^ 



P. serotina, Ehrh. (Fowl Meadow-Grass.) Wet meadows, and valuable. 



P. pratensis, L. (June Grass. Kentucky Blue-Grass.) Common, and of 

 value. 



P. TRiviALis, L. (Roughish Meadow-Grass.) In wet meadows; Euro- 

 pean, and not very common. 



P. alsodes. Gray. Hillside woods, Dr. Barrows. Rare. 

 Glyceria, R. Br. Manna-Grass. 



G. Canadensis, Trin. (Rattlesnake-Grass.) Wet places ; very common. 



G. elongata, Trin. Wet woods ; rare. 



G. nervata, Trin. Wet places ; common. 



G. pallida, Trin. Shallow water. 



G. grandis, Watson. (G. aquatica of Am. authors; G. arundinacea,. 

 Kth.) — (Reed Meadow-Grass.) Common in marshes. 



G. fluitans, R. Br. Floating in shallow water. 

 Festuca, L. Fescue-Grass. 



F. tenella, Willd. Sterile soil ; not common. 



F. ovina, L. (Sheep's Fescue.) Forms tufts in meadows, and varies- 

 greatly. 



F. nutans, Willd. (Nodding Fescue.) Frequent in rocky woods. 



F. ELATIOR, L. (Meadow Fescue.) A very useful grass ; common in cul- 

 tivation ; from Europe. 



