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r. teimesseeuse Ashe. Moist ground; rare. .lune, July. UmiiiiKl-on. 

 (N. F. F.). 



P. tsugetorum Nash. Sandy soil; frequent. June, July. 



P. IVerueri Scribn. Sterile woods and knolls; rare. June-AuR. liur- 

 lington and Colchester, (Jones). 



P. xautliophysuiii Gray. Dry sandy soil; frequent. July, Aug. A 

 broad-leaved form occurs, Burlington, (Jones). 



PHALARIS L. Canary Grass 



P. aruudiiiacea L. Reed Canary Grass. Wet grounds; occasional. 

 June, July. Var. picta L. Ribbon Grass. Persistent in old gar- 

 dens and an occasional escape to roadsides. July. 



P. CANARiENSis L. Canary Grass. Waste places; occasional, but prob- 

 ably only as seed is scattered from bird cages. June-Sept. 



PHLEUM L. 



P. PRATENSE L. Timothy, Herd's Grass. Meadows; common. June. 

 July. Proliferous forms and plants bearing bulblets in the upper 

 leaf axils occur, Burlington, (Jones). (See Vt. Exp. Sta. Bull. ')=/> 



PHRAGMITES Trin. Reed 



P. commuuis Trin. Wild Broom Corn. Swampy margins of ponds ana 

 lakes; occasional. Aug., Sept. 



POA L. MEADOW Grass. Spear Grass 



P. alsodes Gray. Grove Spear Grass. Moist woods; frequent. May, 



June. 

 P, annua L. Low Spear Grass. Waysides and fields; common. Apr.- 



Sept. 

 P. COMPRESSA L. Canada Blue Grass, Wire Grass. Dry fields and wood- 

 lands; common. May-Sept. 

 P. debilis Torr. Weak Spear Grass. Dry rocky woodlands: fretiuent. 



May, June. 

 P. nemoralis L. Rocky woodlands; occasional. June-Sept. 

 P. pratensis L. June Grass, Spear Grass, Kentucky Blur (Jrass. Fields 



and meadows; common. May, June. 

 P. triflora Gilib. Fowl Meadow Grass. Wet soil; common. July. Aup. 



The form known in Europe as P. kektims Reich, occurs. Burlini;- 



ton, (Jones), probably introduced. 



