GRAMINE^. 167 



Whitehouse ; Templeton, 1804. Whitehoiise dams ; Flor. 

 Belf. Portmore Lake ; Cxjh. Hib. Banks of the Sixmile- 

 water above and below Templepatrick, and Bannside near 

 Portglenone; S.A.S. 



Order LXXI. GRAMZM-EJa:. 



PSAZiARZS Linn, 



1. P. arundinacea Linn. Eeed Grass. 



Ditches, and sides of rivers — common. Fl. mid. June till end of July. 



AXTTKOXAirTKUM Linn. Vernal Grass. 



1. Ai odoratum Linn. 



Meadows, pastui-es, and heaths— very common. Fl. May and June. 

 Ranges from sea level to nearly 2000 feet. 



PHILEUXMI Linn. Catstail Grass. 



1. P. arenarlum Linn, 



Coast sandhills—rare, though locally abundant. Fl. June and early 

 part of July. 

 Down— On the sands at Newcastle ; Templeton^ 1797. Dundrum sand- 



hiUs; S.A.S. 

 Antrim — Abundant on sandhills at Portrush ; S.A.S. 

 Derry — Magilligan sands ; Templeton. Abundant on sandy warrens along 



the coast from Lough Foyle to Portstewart ; D.M. 



2. P. pratense Linn. Timothy. 



Meadows, pastui-es, and banks — very common. Fl. mid. May till mid. 



July. 



Al^OPECURUS Linn. Foxtail Grass. 



1. A. pratensls Liyin. 



Banks, and pastiu-es — frequent. Fl. June and July. 

 Down— Pastiu-es at Dromore, and Clandeboye Demesne; S.A.S. 

 Antrim— Portmore, Newforge, Belfast waterworks, fields beyond Colin 



