48 COXXECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. [Bull. 



GRAMINEAE. GRASS FAMILY. 

 ZEA L. Corn. 



Zea Mays L. (Indian name for this species). 

 Corn. Indian Corn. Maize. 



Rare. A fugitive in waste grounds and on dumps or banks 

 of streams. July — Aug. Nativity unknown but supposed to 

 be from Mexico. 



One of the most important cereals of the United States. 



TRIPSACUM L. Gama Grass. Sesame Grass. 



Tripsacum dactyloides L. (finger-like). 

 Gama Grass. Sesame Grass. 



Moist or dry open ground bordering salt or brackish 

 marshes and creeks. Groton (Graves) and occasional along 

 the coast westward. July — Aug. 



A large corn-like grass, sometimes used for fodder in the 

 South. 



ANDROPOGON L. Beard Grass. 



Andropogon scoparius Michx. (broom-like). 



Broom Beard Grass. Wire Grass. Bunch Grass. Blue-stem. 



Common. Open sterile ground, often covering large areas 

 on the sand plains. Aug. — Sept. A glaucous form is fre- 

 quent. 



A dry wiry grass of little agricultural value in Connecti- 

 cut, but notable for its beautiful color in autumn and winter. 

 In the South and West it is considered of some value for 

 pasturage. 

 Andropogon scoparius IMichx., var. littoralis (Xash) Hitchc. 



(of the sea-shore). 

 Andropogon littoralis Nash. 



Rare. Fairfield, sparingly on Fairfield Beach (Fames). 

 Aug. — Sept. 



Andropogon virginicus L. 



Dry or moist open ground. Rare or local inland, becom- 

 ing occasional near the coast. Late Aug. — Sept. 



Andropogon furcatus Muhl. (forked). 



Forked Beard Grass. Big Blue-stem. Turkey-foot. 



