CATALOG OF PLANTS. 77 



81. Setaria viridis (L.) Beauv. Green foxtail. Bottle grass. — A 



common weed in gardens, fields, and about fish shanties. 



82. Setaria italica (L.) Beauv. Millet. German millet. Hungarian 



grass. — Cultivated as a field crop and occasionally escaping. 



83. Cenchrus carolinianus Walt. Sand bur. Bur grass. — Noticed 



in the streets of villages, on roadsides, about country dwel- 

 lings, fish shanties and occasionally in adjacent fields. Also 

 on the islands of Saginaw Bay. Said to be of recent intro- 

 duction and spreading rapidly. 



84. Zizania aquatica L. Wild rice. Water rice. Indian rice. — In 



Rush Lake, w'here it had been sown by sportsmen to attract 

 wild ducks, but apparently not thriving there. Reported 

 that several barrels of seed had been sown in the lake a 

 number of years ago. Reported by W. H. Wallace as 

 abundant in shallow water near Stony and Katechay Islands. 

 "Marshs^ places along the lake shore usually small in such 

 localities." Davis. 



85. Leersia virginica Willd. White grass. — In damp rich woods 



near Bayport and Sebewaing. 



86. Leersia oryzoides (L.) Sw. Rice cut-grass. Often called scratch 



grass. — Frequent in moist places and along low banks of 

 streams. 



87. Phalaris arundinacea L. Reed canary grass.- — Frequent in low 



wet places throughout the sand dune region and on the 

 islands of Saginaw Bay. 



88. Millium effusum L. Millet grass. — In rich damp woods near 



Rush Lake and Port Austin. 



89. Oryzopsis pungens (Torr.) Hitchc. Slender mountain rice. — 



Frequent on sandy ground and shaded sand dunes. 



90. Oryzopsis asperifolia Michx. White-grained mountain rice. — 



"Sides of older dunes about Port Austin." Davis. 

 9L Stipa spartea Trin. Porcupine grass. — Occasional in sandy 

 ground at Sand Point. 



92. Muhlenbergia sylvatica Torr. Wood muhlenbergia. — In moist 



woods east of Port Austin. 



93. Muhlenbergia mexicana (L.) Trin. Meadow muhlenbergia. — 



Along a small stream east of Port Au.stin. 



94. Muhlenbergia racemosa (Michx.) BSP. Marsh muhlenbergia. — 



Occasional in low damp ground at Sand Point. 



95. Phleum pratense L. Timothy. — In good ground throughout 



the sand region. Fine fields of it noticed under cultivation 

 on adjacent farms. 



