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From the Palisades, N. J. — Brachyelytrum ercctum (Schreb.) 

 Beauv., Paniciiin polyanthes Schult., P. boscii Poir., Elymus cana- 

 densis L., Aristida longespica Poir., Leersia virginica Willd., and 

 Erianthus alopecuroides (L.) Ell. Of this last species, Witmer 

 Stone says in his "Plants of Southern New Jersey" : "This species 

 is certainly very rare in the State." No stations for it being known 

 to him at the time he wrote his book. 



From north shore of Long Island at Plandome — Panicum ania- 

 rum Ell. 



From near the propagating houses, New York Botanical Garden 

 Paspalum longipUuni Nash, and Arthraxon hispidns var. crypta- 

 therus (Hack.) Honda., an annual, introduced from the Orient and 

 more common from Pennsylvania south to Florida, not yet listed 

 as occurring in New York State. 



After our short rest we started back along the road we came 

 and proceeded to a point just south of the golf course and then 

 (the tide being at ebb) we turned right, across the marsh to follow 

 paths in use every day by neighborhood workers as short cuts. 

 Along a shallow ditch we stopped to look over specimens of Hier- 

 ochloc odorata (L.) Beauv., Holy grass, Vanilla grass, Sweet grass. 

 The Indians use this grass, known as Seneca grass, to make fra- 

 grant baskets. This species blooms early, April to May, and at 

 this time (late August) is dry and brown. Just beyond there was 

 a stand of Spartina cynosuroides (L.) Roth., the tallest species 

 of this genus found in this region. 



Still further along these paths through the marsh we saw China 

 arundinacea'L., Calamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) Beauv., C. cin~ 

 noides (Muhl.) Barton, Echinochloa walteri (Pursh) Heller, Paw/- 

 cum barbulaturn Michx., P. dichotonum L., P. verrucosuin Muhl. 

 and Glyceria striata (Lam.) Hitchc. 



Agricultural and common weedy grasses to the number of 

 thirty-five species not listed by name in this report were seen and 

 commented upon during the trip. In all over eighty different species 

 of grass were seen and pointed out to members of this field party 

 during the day. 



The names of species used in this report are those found in 

 Hitchcock's "Manual of the Grasses of the United States." 



