187» 



IDS of this- 

 , >S'c7ti'J. var, 



the ciast. 

 jra. Gray. 



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1878 



SECRETARY FOR AGRICULTURE. 



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plant atOf 



with widely 

 )vered with 

 e palots are 



;, bearing a 

 ; the upper 

 • the bttfe of 

 ;on. July. 



iiSo. A. arlstulatuH, Michx. Wild fooUall Grass. Easily distlngnished from the preceding 

 by lis 1 luncous ntem and leuveH, and by the awn which rises from the palct a little 

 below its middle, being scarcely visible above it. Common in water and very wet 

 places. 



fiSO. Phtkum i'hatrnpk, L. Timothy. ILrd's Grass of the Northern States. Estenslvely 

 cultivated for hay. 



(187. AoiiosTis Ncnbrn. Willd. Hair Grnxs. Conspicuous by its long, hair-Iilcp spreading 

 branches of a purplish color, which are whorled and rouffh. wiili minute l)rl.>tle9. The 

 flowers are homo at and near tlie ends of the branches. Dried places ; common. June 

 — An;;, Stems very slender; ll' ft. hi«h. 



fi8ti. A caniiia, L. linnrn lieut-GraHn. Stem 10-20 Inches high; the lower leavps are rolled 

 up so as to bo bristlHiorm ; the upper ones aie Hat; brancliox short, hnlr-like. whorled 

 and divided into several hranehlels, each bearinj^ a 8lnji;le flower. A short awn pro- 

 jects (rom the palet. Mollis Uiver, Kent County. 

 . vnlj^ari.-i, With, lied Top. Abundant in old or dry field.a. 



A. aUci, Jj. White Rent Gr.i.is. The I'ootstocks send out riinnerB durinpr summer, the 

 8'^ .tins are bent at the base, imd the short branches clostMip around the stem after 

 tlowerin<r, forininrr a contracted ])annicle. Coratnott in diim|) gr.issy ground. 



(I'Jl. Cinna arundinatrea, L., var. pendulii, Gray. Wood Jieed Gras.-i. A tall (2 — fi feet 

 high) grass growing in damp sh.-idy wooils and bearing a large loose panicle of 

 flowers, 'i'ho branches of the panicle arc hairlii-e, and in fours or lives; the pedi- 

 cels are very rough and the flowers droop. July — Auir. Common. 



(!92. Muui.KMJBKOuglomerata, Triji. Jh-np seed Grnsn. Koot-stock coiirse, scaly, creeping; 

 culm often branched several times from near the root, 1 — 2 feet hijrh ; panicle con- 

 tracted into a narrow interrupted spike 2 — ',] inches long; glumes linear and awued. 

 In low grounds, Kent. Banks of Kennebecasis. ' 



G0.'>. M. sylvatica, Torr and Gr.iy. ('iilni 2—3 fuet liij^h, mich branched and spreading; 

 leaves 4 — inciies lonjr; the glumes are a little, shorter than thi» palets, which bear 

 uwns two or three tim»!s as lont; as the spikelets. Low or rocky ])luce8. Frederic- 

 ton. Rather rare. 



6il-l:, Braciiyri.yiul'm aristatuni, Be.'iiv. A taM (2—3 feet high) slender, unbranched, 

 broad- le;ifed jjrass, wiib creeping rootstocks and a simple constructed spike composed 

 of a few hmg awned spikelets. Tlie cii'm ami leaves are hairy, especially the mar- 

 gins of the latter. 'J'he spikelets drop ofl" very readily. Rocky woods. Rather 

 common. 



60;>. Calamackotis Canadensis, Beau V. Jllue Joint Gra.^.i The most abundant grass itt 

 wild meadows and cut for hay. Culm ;> — 5 feet high, smooth, erect; panicle rather 

 loose, having branches in fours or lives. The glumes arn purplisli and remain open 

 showing a large number of hairs around the llowers. Wet <Ti*ounds. July. 



696. Okvzoi'sis asperifolia, Michx. Mountain Itice. Culm 12 18 inches high, not branched 



except at the root, where it is purple; leaves from near the base as long as the culm 

 or longer, and n.arrow, rigid, sharp-pointed: those on tlie stem very few and short; 

 paniclw 2-4 inches lonir, not branched ; the li>wer palet bears a lon<r b^nt awn. The 

 leaves remain green through the winter. Rich wo xls. Scarce. Port Elgin. 



697. Si'ARTiNA cynosuroides, Willd. Fresh-water Cord Grass. A very coarse, i igid grass;- 



3 5 feet high, with smooth culms, leaves 2-4 feet long, rolled inwards and very sharp- 

 pointed. Marshes, especially ne.ar the coast. 



698. S. .juncea, Willd. Jinsh SaltGrafis. Culm 12-20 inches high, smooth, slender, rigid ;^ 



leaves with long sheaths, strongly roUetl inwards, stiff and smooth Growing on salt 

 marshes round the coast. 



699. S. stricta. Roth., var., alterniflora, Gray. Salt Mar. ih- Grass. Stem succulent, 1-4 feet 



high; leaves strongly convolute, spikes few in number, erect and soft ; the rachi» 

 extending beyond the flowers, and ending in a long, sharp point. Salt marshes on 

 the coast. This grass is said to have a strong, rancid smell, to be greedily eaten by 

 cattle and to aftect the milk made from it. 



700. Dactylis glomebata, L. Orchard Gra.s,^. A rather coarse (1-3 feet high) grasB^ 



growing in flelds and yards. The leaves are long, narrow and keeled, and the 

 flowers in dense clusters. Makes good hay. June. 



701. Eatoma PennsylvanicrtjGray. A delicate, (2 feet high) slender, unbranched grass, 



growing in tufts, with long, (5-19 inches) loose, greenish panicles. Restigouche. 

 Kennebeccasis. Scarce. Moist woods. 



702. Glyceuia Canadensis, Trin. Jiattksnake- Grass. Somewhat conspicuous by its 



large, nodding, open panicles, and collected for ornament. Culm stout, 1^ to 3 feet 

 high. Growing in bogs and very wet places. 



703. G. elongata, Trin. About 3 feet high; leaves very nairow and long, (1 foot or more)y 



rough; panicles 8 to 12 inches lung, nodding, ye ry slender. In wet woods. Bass 

 River. 



