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PiiALARiS L. Canary ^rass. 



Phai^aris arundinacka L. 4. Reed Canary j^rass. Infre- 

 quent in inoisl ground on Swan island, clc. June, July. 



PiiAi^ARis CANARiKNSis L. I. Canary or,\s^. In waste 

 places, Lower Albiua and P.ast Portland. Naturalized from Hu- 

 rope. May to July. 



AnthoxanTHUM L. Sweet vernal grass. 

 AnthoxanTiium ODORATUM I,. 4. Sweet vei ual grass. In- 

 frequent in lawns and waste place.s Naluialized from Europe; 

 very fragrant in drying. May to July. 



Savastana Schrank. Holj- gra.ss. 

 Savastana macropiiyll.a. Beal. 4. Large vanilla grass 

 {//ieroc/i/oe niacrophylla of Howeli's Flora.) .A, broad leaved 

 perennial, infrequent in oj en woods arinnd Portland. Quite 

 fragrant on di\ing, and on this account freq-cnllx- used to scent 

 bureau drawers, wbere it has been known to rttain its fragrance 

 for twenty years or more. April to June. 



Phlrum L. Timothy. 

 Phi.EUM pratense L. 4. Timothy. Common in fields and 

 old meadows around Portland. NatJiralized from P^urope. The 

 best of all the grasses for forsge pur})o?es. Some American au- 

 thors regard this sj ecies as nati\e. It certainly is not so in Or- 

 egon or Washington. June, July. 



Alopecurus L. Foxtail. 

 Alopecurus genicul-ATus L. 4. ]\Iarsli foxtail. In wet 

 places along the Columbia and Willamette. June to August. 



PoLVPOGON Desf. Beard grass. 

 POLVPOGON MONSPELIENSIS (L.) De.'f. I. Beard grass. Wet 

 ground, North Portland, Lower .Albiua, Columbia Beach, Hay- 

 den island, etc. Naturalized fi( m Hur. pe in the .\tlaulic states, 

 but native in Oregon and Washington. May to .August. 



Poi^YPOGON littoraus (With.) Smith. 4. Water beard 

 grass. Wet ground, Lower Albiua and South Poitland. May 

 to August. 



