CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 283 



SPARTINA, Schreb. 



Marsh Grass. 

 S. cynosuroides (L.), Willd. 



Bergen : Hackensack marshes Leggett. Atlantic : Near 

 Hammonton Bassett. Hunterdon : Rare Best. 



S. polystachya (Michx.), Willd. Salt Reed-grass. 



On salt marshes ; common. Probably not specifically distinct 

 from the last. 



S. juncea (Michx.), Willd. Salt Meadow-grass. 

 On salt meadows. The common grass. 



S. stricta (Ait.), Roth, var. glabra (Muhl.), Gray. 

 In salt-marsh ditches, etc. ; common. 



Var. maritima (Walt.), B. S. P. (Var. alterniftora, Gray.) 



In similar situations. Ocean : Sea Side Park Parker. 

 Atlantic : Atlantic City Martindale. Cape May : Canby. 

 Salem : Tidal banks of the Delaware Commons. 



TRIPSACUM, L. 



Gama Grass. Sesame Grass. 



T. dactyloides, L. 



Low grounds near the coast, rare. Middlesex : Woodbridge 

 G. W. Wright. Monmouth : Monmouth Beach Centre A. 

 Brown. Atlantic : Border of pond four miles north of Egg 

 Harbor City Parker. 



ZIZANIA, L. 



Indian Bice. 

 Z. aquatica, L. 



In swamps along rivers and streams. Frequent through- 

 out the State. Very abundant on the Newark and Hackensack 

 marshes. 



HOMALOCENCHRUS, Mieg. 



White Grass. 

 H. Virginica (Willd.), Britt. (Lcersia Virginica, Willd.) 



In damp, shaded places. Monmouth and Ocean : Not com- 

 mon Knieskern; Sea Bright Leggett. Gloucester: Frequent 



