174 BOTANY OF MICHIGAN 



Koeleria cristata (L.) Pers. Koeleria. Noticed on dry sandy ground 

 in many places. 



Deschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. Common hair-grass. Dry sandy 

 shaded ground. Frequent. 



Avena sativa L. Common oat. Frequently noticed in waste places 

 of cities and villages. 



Danthonia spicata (L.) Beauv. Common wild oat grass. Common 

 in dry or open shaded ground, especially on dry hilly ground near the 

 small lakes. 



Spartina michauxiana Hitchc. Slough grass. In damp and marshy 

 places, especially about the small lakes. 



Phragmites communis Trin. Reed. Occasional in wet and marshy 

 places but not noticed as abundant anywhere. "Marshes throughout. 

 Covers considerable areas on the east side of Fish Point, Akron Town- 

 ship. " C. A. Davis. 



Eragrostis hypnoides (Lam.) BSP. Creeping cragrostis. "Sandy 

 moist soil, banks of streams and ditches." C. A. Davis. 



Eragrostis pilosa (L.) Beauv. Small tufted love-grass. Along rail- 

 roads and in dry open places. Frequent throughout. 



Eragrostis megastachya (Koeler) Link. Strong scented eragrostis. 

 Open sandy ground and a common weed in garden and field. 



Dactylis glomerata L. Orchard grass. Frequent in yards, streets and 

 roads. Not noticed in cultivation. 



Poa annua L. Low spear grass. Noticed mostly in lawns and streets 

 of villages. 



Poa compressa L. Canada blue grass. Wire grass. English blue 

 grass. Common throughout in dry poor ground along roads, in fields, 

 and on hills. 



Poa triflora Gilib. Fowl meadow-grass. Damp open meadow-like 

 ground and wet places. Frequent. 



Poa pratensis L. June grass. Kentucky blue grass. Common 

 throughout in pastures, lawns, and along roads. One of our very best 

 pasture grasses. 



Glyceria canadensis (Michx.) Trin. Rattlesnake grass. 



Glyceria nervata (Willd.) Trin. Nerved manna-grass. Common in 

 wet open places and damp open woods. "Marshes and wet prairies 

 throughout." C. A. Davis. 



Glyceria grandis Wats. Reed meadow grass. Frequent in damp and 

 wet ground, especially in the vicinity of the small lakes. 



Glyceria septentrionalis Hitchc. Floating manna grass. Frequent in 

 ditches, very wet places, borders of ponds and slow streams. 



Glyceria borealis (Nash.) Batchelder. Slender manna grass. Abun- 

 dant on the margin of a pond near Fostoria. Not noticed elsewhere. 



Festuca octoflora Walt. Slender fescue grass. Common in dry poor 



