78 CONNECTICUT GEOL. AND NAT. HIST. SURVEY. fBull. 



southward to Lyme (Bissell), and Derby (Harger), its exact 

 distribution unknown. July- — Aug. 



Bromus Kalmii Gray. 

 Wild Chess. 



Dry hillsides and rocky woods, or sometimes in moist 

 meadows. Absent or rare near the coast, becoming occasional 

 or frequent northward. June — July. 



Bromus erectus Huds. (erect). 



Rare. Introduced in one field, Southington (Bissell). 

 May — June. Adventive from Europe. 



Bromus inermis Leyss. (unarmed ; referring to the absence of 



awns). 

 Hungarian Brome Grass. 



Rare. Fields and roadsides : East Windsor (G. S. Phelps), 

 Naugatuck (A. E. Blewitt), Salisbury (Mrs. C. S. Phelps). 

 July. Adventive from Europe. 



In Europe considered one of the best forage plants for 

 dry soils. Introduced and cultivated for hay in many parts 

 of the United States. 



LOLIUM L. Darnel. 

 Lolium perenne L. (perennial). 



Perennial Ray Grass or Rye Grass. Nonesuch. Common 

 Darnel. 



Rare or occasional. Fields, waste places or cultivated 

 ground. July — Aug. Adventive from Europe. 



Lolium multiflorum Lam. (many-flowered). 

 Lolium italicum R. Br. 

 Italian Rye or Ray Grass. 



Rare. Waste grounds and roadsides: Bridgeport (Eames). 

 July — Sept. 



Adventive from Europe, where it is regarded as one of the 

 best grasses for hay. 



Lolium temulentum L. (drunken ; referring to the narcotic 

 properties of the seeds). 

 Bearded Darnel. 



Rare or local. Waste grounds: Bridgeport, in several 

 places and usually associated with Fhalaris canariensis, with 



