2i6 REPORT OF NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM. 



Middle District—Sea Bright (NY), New Egypt, Hartford, Merchantville 

 (KB), Delaire, Oaklyn (S), Springdale (S), Mickleton (NY), Washington 

 Park (S), Swedesboro, Woodstown (KB), Salem (S). 



Cape May. — Whitesboro, Green Creek (S), Sluice Creek (S). 



Homalocenchrus oryzoides (L.)- Rice Cut-Grass. 



PL VII., Fig. 4. 

 Phalaris oryzoides Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 55. 1753 [Virginia]. 

 Homalocenchrus oryzoides Britton 284. 

 Leersia oryzoides Barton, Fl. Phil. I. 41. 1818. — Knieskern 37. 



Common in wet swamps throughout, except in the Pine Bar- 

 rens, where it occurs only as an intrusion from the cO'ast. 



Fl. — Early August to mid-September, spikelets of exserted 

 panicles soon dropping. 



Middle District. — New Egypt, Delanco (S), Hartford, Camden (P), Oak- 

 lyn (S), Lawnside (S), Springdale (S) Lindenwold (S), Clementon, Albion, 

 Tomlin, Salem (S), Dividing Creek. 



Coast Strip. — Bay Head (NY), Barnegat City (L,), Manahawkin, 4 mi. E- 

 of Hammonton (S), Forks of Batsto, Mays Landing (S), Piermont (S), 

 Wildwood (UP). 



Cape ikfoy.— Seaville (S), 3 mi. W. of Court House (S), Cape May (OHB). 



PHALARIS L. 

 Phalaris arundlnacea L. Reed Canary Grass. 



PI. X., Fig. 3. 

 Phalaris arundinacea Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 55. 1753 [Europe]. — Britton 285. 



Frequent in open swamps in the northern counties, extending 

 into the upper part of the Middle district.- ♦ 



Pi. — Early June to early July. 



Middle District.— Ft. Pleasant, New Egypt, Delair, Pemberton Jnc. (S), 

 Mickleton, Swedesboro. 



SAVASTANA Schrank. 

 Savastana odorata (L.). Holy Grass. 

 Holcus odoratus Linnaeus, Sp. PI. 1048. 1753 [Europe]. 



Hierochloa borealis Willis 76.— Torrey Plor. U. S. 150. 1824.— Knieskern 39. 

 Hierochloa odorata Britton 285. 

 Savastana odorata Keller and Brown 39. 



Rather common along the edge of the salt marshes of the 

 coast, especially where they join the first low thickets of the up- 

 land. Reported from Salem, but we have no other records for 

 the bay shore. 



