86 



(10. Carex.) 



intumescens, Rudge. (C. folliculata, Sclih.') 



"Wet grounds. Frequent. June, 

 folliculata, L. (C. xanthophysa, Wahl.) 



Swamps, &c; Thompson's. Not common. June, 

 lupulina, Mulil. 



Swamps and muddy places. Frequent. June, 

 squarrosa, L. 



Moist meadows, &c. Frequent. June. 

 Schweinitzii, Dew. 



Swamps; Thompson's, &c. (J. H. Brakeley.) Not 

 common, 

 monile? Tuckerman. (C. vesicaria, loc. cat.) 



Wet grounds; Brandy wine. Not common. May. 

 longirostris? Torr. 



Detected by J. H. Brakeley, perhaps on the rocky 

 hills along Brandywine. 



Order 111.— GRAMINE^E. 134. 



1. Leersia, Solander. 



oryzoides, Swartz. (Rice Cut-Grass.) 



Wet open grounds. Frequent. Aug. 

 Virginica, Willd. (White Grass.) 



W T et shaded places. Common. Aug. 



2. Zizania, Gronov. 



aquatica, 1 L. (Indian Rice. Reed.) 



Ditches and muddy banks of streams. Very com- 



mon. Aug^> / . /J,^^^^^ 



^^uicu!S^s^S£< S( ^JEl^ ^ng Fo xtarrr) 



l^lmingion wharves; Bush's. Introduced. Aug. 



4. Phleum, A 



pratense, L. (Timothy.) 



Fields, &c. Common. June. Native of Europe. 



5. Yilfa, Adans. 



vaginaeflora, Torr. 



Dry fields and roadsides. Frequent. Aug. 



1 The seed of the plant forms the chief food of the reed bird in this 

 latitude during the autumn months. 



