144 NORTH-CAKOLINA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 



Calamagrostis, Uralcpis, 

 Stipa, . Bromus, 



Oryzqpsis, Anthoxanthum, 



Spartina, Aira, 



Manisurus, Arena, 



Paspalum, Phalaris, 



Cynodon, Melica, 



. Phleum, Uniola, 



Alopecurus, Briza, 



llordeuui, Poa, 



Erianthus, Arundinaria, 



Andropogon, Eleusine, 



Oplismenus, Dactylis, 



Panicum, Elymus, 



Chloris, Monocera. 



Many of the genera in the foregoing list belong to the un- 

 cultivated or wild kinds, which, though they are eaten by 

 stock, yet are supposed to be unworthy of an attempt to in- 

 troduce them into our system of husbandry. 



The following list includes the cultivated species : 



Botanical names. Common names. 



Alopecurus pratensis, Meadow foxtail, 



Phleum pratense, Timothy or herds grass, 



Agrostis vulgaris, Red top, 



" alba, English bent, 



44 stolonifera, Florin, 



" dispar, Southern bent, 



Dactylis glomerata. Orchard grass, 

 Glyceria nervate, 



Poa pratensis, June grass, 



44 compressa. Blue grass, 



44 trivialis, Rough stalked meadow 



41 serotina, Fowl meadow, 



Festuca ovina, Sheep fescue, 



44 loliacea, Slender fescue, 



C-ynosurus cristatus, Crested dog's tail, 



Bromus secalinus, Willards bromus, 



Lollium perenne, Perennial rye grass. 



44 italicmn, Italian rye grass, 



44 multifloruin, Many flowered darnel. 



