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704. Q. n'?r7ata, Trln. Fowl M '.alow O rati. 1 8 fwt hijfh. leaves long; panicle diffusely 



sproiiding, its hrancihea hair-tike tuid iit ierigtli drooping, and the Hewers gcnemliy 

 piirplijih. la <lamp <rr »iind< nnd nieadiiws. Common. 



705. (i. aipi'itioa. Smith. Heel M.'i-low-ffran. A stout, (;)-.') feet) tall grass, with large 



loaves 1-2 feet ion«r, i to \ inch wide, and atnide, spreiiding panicle, growing in 

 water or v*^ry wot phuies. (J .ninnn. July 



706. Cj. Iluitiun, 11. lie C'niru llittone 1. 2 4 f.'<'t iii>^h, loaves smooth, panicle often 1 foot 



' lonj?, c.ontraorcd, the liniar Hiiikelnts bearinjj 7-13 flowers each. In shallow water. 

 Common. .July — An*?. 



707. G. m iritim'i. Wahl. Se i Spew •Grans. A ViM'V .'Vendor grass, 1 foof, hiofh; leaves very 



smii!! and involute; pauiciu with iir inches single or in pairs. Spikelels 4-8 flowered. 

 Se I coast. Common. 



708. G. (list ins, Wahl. Very lik« the la-t, hut t'le i)ranche3 of the panicle 3-5 in a half 



whorl and spreading. Salt marshes. Bithurst. 



709. PoA annul, L. Loiv Sp'/ii'-ffntm A 1)W. spreading; grass. 3-6 inches hij?h, with 



flittened culms and panicles oft<m onu-sided. A troublesome weed in ganions and 

 cultivated grounds. Flowers allsumnvM". 



710. P. compressa, Jj Wire Orann. lil'ie (trita. C dm nmoli (li,ttfmed. decumbent and 



rooting at tlie base, r2-18 inch')!* liigU. b'aves short, (t miclo narrow, about 3 inches 

 lon:^ by I inch Uroad, s )movvhat one sidi'(i, spi'tcdets fiat and 3-8 flowered. A valu- 

 able grass, said to be svvent and nutritioiH and gruwin;^ on dry and waste ground. 

 Hare with \u. II irvev, York Co. .St .lobn. 



711. P. serotiiia, Ehrhart. RiUt'. Red top. Fowl Mcadnio Grass. An erect, 2 to 3 feet high, 



slender, tufted gra'^s, growing abund.mtly along brooks and in dimp fields, and 

 making good hiy. It.-^ leaves are narrow, soft and smooth, and its flowers generally 

 tiiii^ed with puri)le. July — Au<?. 



712. P. Piiteiisis, L. Green, or doxi'tim M'lalow Grms. Kentiif^ki/ Blue Grass. Spear 



Grass. June Grass. A smvotb (12 feet higli) grass, with numerous long leaves 

 vising from near the ground, ripenin.; early (June). The p inioles become dry and 

 witliored while the culm rem.'iins green. It is scarce vvith us, but is said to be an 

 excellent grass both for hay and p:<3turage in the United States. 



713. P. TKivuMS. L lioufjh Mc/idou) Grass. Culm and leaves somewhat rough, 2 3 feet 



liig'i; panicle wide spreading, its branches 4-.i together in half whorls. Introduced 

 wuh ballast at Richibucto and probably elsewhere. July. 

 711. Fi:sTL'CA ovina, L, var. rubra, (n*ay. Sheep's Fescue. .\ short (O.-IO inches high) 

 grass, growing in loose tufts, with a short, som"what one-sided paniiile and narrow 

 rough leaves. In dry rocky places. Scarce. A pisture grass in the Unired States. 



715. Bromu.s skcaunus, L. Cheat or O/iess. Som'^times, though rarely, seen in wheat 



fields Perhaps ovHrlnok*;d frcmi its resemblance to wheat. 



716. B. iucK.M0Si;.S, L. Upri'i/fit Chess. Among wheat. Apparently very rare with us. 



717. IJ. ciliiitus, L. Tall (3 to 4 feet higli), smooth, or sometimes a little hairy; panicle 



large, o-8 inches long, erect at first but nodding when ripe. Growing in rich moist 

 woods on intervales. Common. 



718. Phiiagmites communis, Trin. Reed. A tall (6-10 feet high) coarse grass, with leaves 



1-2 feet long by 1-2 inches broad and rough-edged ; panicle large and diftuso. Sent 

 from Jiestigouche by iMr. Chalmers. 



719. Triticum repens, L. Couch-Grass. QnUch-Grass. Quick-Grass. A very troublesome 



weed in sandy land, as it spreads by long running rootstocks beneath the surface, 

 and sends ui) stems from its numerous joints. It varies greatly, especially on the 

 sea coast. 



720. T. caninum, L. Aioned Wheat-Grass. Do(fs ConchQrass. Looks somewhat like 



slender bearded wheat; the culm 2-3 feet liigh, the spike 3-6 inches long; the awns 

 mostly bent or spreading, and twice tiie length of the palet. Intervales. 



721. HoiiDuir.M jubatum, L. St/uirrcltail Grass. Easily recognized by its long awns, 



(about 2 inches long), wuich giv! it the appearance of a squirrel's tail. Grows in 

 sand near the sea shore. Common. 



722. EiA'Mus Virginicus, L. Lyme Grass. IVild Rije. A coarse grass, 2-3 feet high, with 



broad, rough, II it leaves ami a dense spike 3-0 inches long, theflowers bearing short 

 awns. The upper leaves have long sh'ath* enclosing the culm, nearly or quite up to 

 the spike. Looks soni'^thing like bail'-y. Intervales. Common. 



723. E. Canadensis, L. A much stouter, coarser grass thail the preceding. The spike is i 



from 5 9 inches long, generally nodding; the awns from 1-2 inches long; culm 3-5 

 feet, erect. Intervales. There is a specimen in the University Herb., bat the 

 writer has not seen the living plant. 



724. E. mollis. Trin. Culm 2 to 4 feet high, downy above, leaves rolled up and rigid, very 



smooth, spike 7-8 inches long, glumes nearly I Inch, no awns but soft silky. S^nd 

 beauhea on the ooast. 



