ERAGROSTIS. 173 



An early name, probably from era^ earth, and 

 agrostis^ in allusion to the procumbent habit of the 

 original species. 



1. Eragrostis Repians (Creeping Meadow Grass). 

 Common, gravelly river borders. Flowers in August, 



2. E. Poseoides (Strong Scented Meadow Grass). 

 Sandy waste places, eastward ; scarce. Variety 

 Megastachya. Similar situations, and more com- 

 mon. Flowers in August. Emits a sharp, unpleas- 

 ant odor. 



3. E. Pilosa (The Slender Meadow grass). Sandy 

 or gravelly waste places. New England to Illinois, 

 and southward. 



4. E. Frankii (Short Stalked Meadow). Low or 

 sandy ground in Ohio, Illinois, and south westward. 



5. E. Purshii (Southern Eragrostis). Sandy or sterile 

 open grounds, New Jersey to Virginia, and south- 

 ward. 



6. E. Tenuis, Gray (Branching Spear grass). 

 Sandy soil, Illinois, Virginia, and southward. 



7. E. Capillaris (Hair-panicled Meadow grass). 

 Leaves and sheaths hairy. Common, especially 

 southward. Flowers August and September. 



8. E. Pectinacea (Meadow Comb grass.) Sandy, 

 dry ground, from Eastern Massachusetts, near the 

 coast, and from Ohio and Illinois, southward. 



