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SECRETARY FOR AGRICUi;rURE. 



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725. Daxtiionia spicata, Beauv. fVild Oat-drass. A wortbleaa grasi growing on dry, 

 barren commons, lU-16 inches high, with short, narrow leaves rolled *"wards and 

 hairy on the i^heatlH. The flowers are awned. When the loaves are pulled from 

 the I'uhu asm ill, imperfect panicle is found within the sheath. Common. June — 

 Aug. 

 720. AvKv.v sUiata, Michx. Wild Oat. Slender, smooth, 1. J to 2 feet high ; leaves narrow 

 and sni )oth ; p^inil;le slender, with purplish spikelets; flowers bearing a bent awn 

 rising Just below the iwocluft tip. Rather scarce on shadedhillsides. Bass River. 

 Taiju-iintHc on Ralhurst road. 



Tiaswri; .1 subspioatum, Biiauv., var. moUe, Gray. Culm about 1012 inches high, very 

 downy, btmring a contracted panicle about 2 inches long. The lower palet bears a 

 bent awix below its two cleft tip. Jlathor rare on rocky banks. July. 



AiKA llnxiiDsi, Ij. Co)iimou Hair Grass. An elegant erect grass, growing in small 

 tufts, about IS to 24 inches high, with smooth culms and smdU involute bristle-form 

 leaves near the root. The awn rises fram the lower palet a little above the base, 

 and is at length bent and twisted and longer than the palet. Among the rocks near 

 the mouth of the KonneboccHsiB. June. 



A. Oiuspitosa, L. Differs from the preceding by being taller (14-3 feet high), having 

 the leaves flat and the awn straight, scarcely as long as the palet. Borders of 

 streams. Rather rare. Kennebeoasis. Restigouche. .lune — July. 



HiEROcili.o.v bonjalis, lloem. and Sohultes. Vanilla or Soieca Grass. A simple, erect, 

 glossy plant from 12-20 inches high, with a one-sided pyramidal panicle. Flowers 

 without awns. Very fragcant. Said to be dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and 

 strewed before the church doors on festival days in some parts of Prussia. It is 

 also so plentiful in Iceland as to bo used by the people to scent their ai^artments 

 !ind clothes. Our earliest grass, flowering in May. Moist meadows. Common. 



731. A\TiioxANTiri;M odouatum, L. Sweet Vernal Grass, A slender erect (12-18 inches 



high) grass, with short pale green loaves and a spike-like panicle. Some of the palets 

 are hairy and bear a bent awn fron near their base. Common in grass fields and 

 pastures and yielding a pleasant fragrance while drvin,';^. An early grass. 



732. PiiALAius Caxauiensis, L. Canary Grass, This pretty gras^ is spreading from ballast 



about St. John. 



733. J P. arundinacea, L. Reed Canary Grass. A large showy grass, 2-4 feet high, ^ith 



flat veined rough-odge<i leaves and spike-like panicles. Rather common in wet 

 grounds. A cultivated variety of it (var. picta) is the well-known \Ki66on Grass of 

 the gardens, the leaves of which are longitudinally striped with white in endless 

 diversity. 



734. Panicum capillaro, L. Ohl Witch Grass. A rather low branching grass 12-18 inches 



high, with very hairy sheath-s and leaves, and ample loose-spreading panicles. The 

 pedicels are very slender, or capillary and rough, bearing small purple flowers. 

 Grows in gardens and cultivated grounds as a weed. Often producing new branches 

 and flowers nearly all summer. Easily recognized by its light, airy appearance and 

 hairy leaves and sheaths. 



735. P. diehotomum, L. A very variable, delicate little grstss, 8-12 inches high, bearing 



tufts of very short, thick leaves at the base, and a small, spreading panicle 1-3 

 inches long. Late in the season it produces branches, which continue increasing in 

 number till autumn. Some specimens are vei*y hairy, others smooth. In fields and 

 •woods. Common. 



736. P. Cicus GALLi, L. Barnyard- Grass. A very troublesome weed about barns and 



gardens, as it produces an abundant crop of seed and continues seed-bearing all 

 summer. The culms are stout and branch copiously from the base. Sometimes it 

 is awnless and sometimes long-awned, especially in wet places or shores. 



737. Setauia glauca, Beauv. Foxtail. Bottle-Grass. A common weed in gardens and 



manured grounds, with a dtinse tawny yellow bristly spike, 2-4 inches long. 



738. S. viiuins, Beauv. Green Foxtail. Bottle- Grass. Very like the preceding, but the spike 



and bristles green, and growing in cultivated grounds and gardens. July — Aug. 



EQUISETACEiE— Horsetail Family. 

 E(ju[SKTUM arvense, L. Comnio7i Ilorsetail. Damp soil. Very common. May. 

 E. .«ylvaticuni, L. Damp, shady places. Very common. May. 

 E. limosum, L. Rather common in shallow water and ditches. 

 E. hyeiuale, L. Scourins^-Itush. Shave Grass. Wet banks. Very scarce. 

 E. scirpoides, Michx. Common about River Charlo and Point LeNim. 



FILICES— Ferns. 



PoLvroDiuM vulgare, L. Polypody. Common in clefts of rockg near St. John. Very 

 rare in northern counties. 



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