No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 67 



DESCHAMPSIA Beauv. 



!Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. (zigzag). 

 Common Hair Grass. 



Dry woods and rocky hillsides. Frequent to common along 

 the coast and on banks of tidal rivers ; occurring rarely inland, 

 as at Salisbury (Bissell). June — July. 



Deschampsia caespitosa (L.) Beauv. (tufted). 

 Tufted Hair Grass. 



Frequent on shores of tidal rivers in the southeastern part 

 of the state, rare or local elsewhere : New Haven (A. L. Win- 

 ton), Southington, introduced and established in one field 

 ( Bissell ) . June — July. 



AVENA L. Oat. 



Avena sativa L. (sown). 

 Common Oat. 



Occasional. Roadsides and waste places. June — July. 

 Fugitive from Europe. 



It is extensively grown as food for man and beast and is 

 also reputed to have medicinal value. 



ARRHENATHERUM Beauv. Oat Grass. 



Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) Beauv. (rather tall). 

 Arrhenatherum avenaceum Beauv. 

 Tall Oat Grass. 



Fields and roadsides. Occasional in most parts of the 

 state ; frequent in the southwestern portion. June. Natural- 

 ized from Europe. 



DANTHONIA DC. Wild Oat Grass. 



Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. (spiked). 



Common. Dry, sterile soils. June — July. 

 Often covering large areas of dry meadow or pasture land, 

 but of little value either for hay or pasturage. 



Danthonia compressa Aust. (flattened). 



Dry woods or sometimes on exposed, ledgy places. Occa- 

 sional in southeastern and southwestern Connecticut, appar- 

 ently rare in other parts of the state : Union and Windham 



