CONTENTS. 



Page. 



Introduction 113 



The American grasses described by Linngeus 114 



The grasses of Gronovius's Flora Virginica : 127 



The grasses of Sloane's History of Jamaica 131 



The West Indian grasses described by Swartz 135 



The grasses of Michaux's Flora Boreali- Americana 143 



List of new names and those replacing names in current use 157 



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