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Grass. Hard. Selerochloa; also, ^gilops, 

 and Dactylisglomerata. 



Hare's-Tail. Lagunis ovcUtis. 



Heath. Triodia decumbens. 



Hedgehog. Echinochloa ; also applied to Cen- 

 chrus. 



Herd's, of New England. Phleum pratense. 



Herd's, of Pennsylvania. Agrostis vulgaris. 



Holy. Hierochloa boreaUs. 



Horn. The genus Ceratochloa. 



Horn of Plenty. ComueopicB cucidlatwm. 



Indian. A local name for Sorghum nutans. 



Indian Doob. Oynodon Dactylon. 



Knot. Triticum repens; also, Illecebrwm, and 

 Polygonwm avicula/re. 



Knot, of Shakespeare. Agrostis stolonifera. 



Lemon. Andropogon Schaeiaamihua. 



liOb, or Lop. Bromus mollis. 



Love. Eragrostis slegans. 



Lyme. Elymus arenarius. 



Maiden-hair. Briza media. 



Manna. GlyceriaflwUans. 



Marsh. The genus Spartma. 



Mat. Nardus striata; also, Ammophila aren- 

 aria. 



Meadow. Poa pratensis, and P. trivialis. 



Millet. Milium; also, Sorghum vulgare, Pani- 

 cam miliaceum,, Setairia ItaUca, etc. 



Monkey. A commercial name for the whale- 

 bone-like fibre of Attaleafunifera. 



Moor. SesleHa ccerulea. 



Mountain, of Jamaica. Andropogon bicomis. 



Mouse-ear Scorpion. Myosotis palustris. 



Mousetail. Festuca Myurua, also Alopecurus 



Myrtle. Acorus Calamus. 



Nut. Cyperus rotimdus va/r. Hydra. 



Oat. Arrhenatherum avenaceum ; also various 



species of Avena. 

 Of Parnassus. Pamassia palustris. 

 Orange. Hypericum, Sa/rothra. 

 Orchard. Dactylis glomerata. 

 Pampas. Gynerium argenteum. 

 Panic. Panicum ; also Ehrha/rta pani/xa. 

 Para. A commercial name of the Piassiba 



fibre of Attalea fv/nifera. 

 Pepper. Pilularia globuUfera; also a local 



name for Lepidiwm. 

 Poverty. Aristida dichotoma. 

 Quake or Quaking. The genus Briza. 

 Quick or Quitch. Triticwm repens. 

 Battlesnake. Glyceria canadmsis. 

 Ked-top. Agrostis vulgaris. 

 Keed. Arwndo ; also Calamagrostis and Pha- 



laris. 

 Reed Bent. The genus Calamagrostis. 

 Rib. Plamtago laneeolala. 

 iRibbon. Phalaris arundinacea variegaia. 

 Rice Cut. Leersia oryzoides. 

 Rope. The genus Restio. 

 Rush. The genus Vilfa. 

 Rye. Lolium perenne. 

 Salt. Spartinajwncea. 

 Scorpion. Myosotis arvensis. 

 Scurvy. Cochlearia officinalis. 

 Sea. Ruppia maritime. 

 Sea Mat. Ammophila arenaria. 

 Sea Oat. Uniola paniculata. 

 Sea Spur. Glyceria distans. 

 Seneca. Hierochloa borealis. 

 Shave. Eguisetum hyemale. 

 Shore. Littorella laeustris. 

 Silk. Eriocoma euspidata. 

 Slender. Leploehloa mucronata. 

 Soft. Holcus mollis. 



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Grass. Sour. Panicum leucophamm, also a 

 local name for Rum^x acetosa. 

 Spear. Poa annua, etc. 

 Spike. Uniola latifoUa. 

 Spiked Quaking. Brizopyrum spicatum. 

 Squirrel-Tail. Hordeum jubaium. 

 Star. Callitriche; also, the local name for 



Hypoxis and Aletris. 

 Striped. Phalaris arundinacea variegata. 

 Sweet. ' The genus Glyceria. 

 Sword. Arena/ria segelalis, and Melilotis sege- 



talis. 

 Thin. Agrostis elata and perennans. 

 Timothy. Phlewn pratense. 

 Toad. Juncus bufoniits. 

 Tussack or Tussock. Dactylis ccespitosa. 

 Vanilla. Hierochloa borealis. 

 Velvet. Holcus lanatus. 

 Vernal. Sweet. Anthoxanthum odoratum. 

 Viper's. The genus Scorzonera. 

 Water Scorpion. Myosotis palustris. 

 Water Star. Leptamthus gramineus. 

 Wheat. Triticwm. 

 White. Leersia Virginica. 

 Whitlow. Draba Vema and Saxifraga tridac- 



tylites. 

 Wild Oat. Danthonia spicata. 

 Wind. Apera Spica-venti. 

 Wire. Eleusine i/adica, and Poa compressa. 

 Wire Bent. NardMS striata. 

 Wood. Sorghum (Andropogon) Nutans; also 



Luzula sylvatica. 

 Wood Reed. Cirma arundinacea. 

 Woolly. Lasiagrostis. 

 .Woolly Beard. The genus Erianthus. 

 Worm. Spigelia ; a\so Sed/wm album. 

 Yard. Eleusine Indica. 

 Yellow-eyed. The genus Xyris. 



Grass Cloth Plant. Bcehm^ria nivea. 



Grasses. Ornamental. A number of hardy and 

 half-hardy perennial grasses, as well as num- 

 erous annual species are cultivated for the 

 double purpose of rendering the mixed flower- 

 border or shrubbery attractive during the 

 summer and for the use of the spikes or pani- 

 cles in a dried state for winter bouquets. The 

 perennial sorts, such as Arwndo conspicua 

 Eulalia Japonica, E. Japonica variegata, E. 

 sebrina, Arwndo donax, and A. d. versicolor, 

 Gynerium, argenteum, Gymnothrix (Pennisetum) 

 laiifolium, Pennisetum Umgistylum, Stipa pen- 

 nata, and others, make splendid groups for 

 lawn decoration, either singly or in large 

 masses. Of the annual species a good selec- 

 tion is Agrostis elegans, A. pulchella, and A. 

 nebulosa, Briza maxi/ma and B. minor, Bromus 

 brizcBformia, Hordewm jubatumi, Eragrostis ele- 

 gans, Coix lachrymcB and Lagurus ovatus. If 

 the hardier sorts are sown in the fall and 

 wintered over, they will make finer plants, 

 and produce larger spikes the following sea- 

 son. 



Grass Tree. Australian. The genus Xamthor- 

 rhcea. 



Gra'tiola. Hedge Hyssop. A genus of Scro- 

 phulariacem, consisting of pretty, free-flower- 

 ing, hardy herbaceous plants, found in central 

 Europe North America, and Australia. G. 

 officinalis, the Hedge Hyssop of the herbalists, 

 was in former times called Gratia Dei, on 

 account of its active medicinal properties. 

 Haller says that the abundance of this plant 

 in some of the Swiss meadows renders it 

 dangerous to allow cattle to feed In them. 



