82 2 REPORT OF THE FLORA 



Brizopyrum, Link. (Spike-grass.) 



B. spicatum, Hook. Shore of the Sound. 



Poa, L. (Meadow-Grass.) 



P. annua, L. Cultivated grounds. 



P. compressa, L. Dry, poor land. 



P. serotina, Ehrhart. (Fowl Meadow-Grass.) 



P. pratensis, L. This is the grass used in Bourbon County, Kentucky, for 

 pasture, and called Blue-grass ; it is misnamed, for it is green. It grows well in 

 lime-stone regions, and makes excellent pasture. 



P. tnvialis, L. Damp meadows. (Nat. Eu.) 



Eragrostis, Beauv. 



E. poceoides, Beauv. Sandy grounds. (Nat. Eu.) 

 E. pilosa, Beauv. Sterile grounds. (Nat. Eu.) 

 E. capillaris, Nees. Dry soil. Common. 



E. pectinacea, Gray. Sandy land near the Sound. 



Festuca, L. 



F. tenella, Willd. (Leggett.) 

 F. elatior, L. (Nat. Eu.) 



Var. pratensis, Gray. 

 F. nutans, Willd. 



Bromus, L. (Broom-Grass.) 



B. secalinus, L. (Cheat, or Chess-Grass.) Troublesome weed in grain fields, 

 (Adv. Eu.) 



B. ciliatus, L. Damp wood-lands. 



B. Sterilis, L. (Leggett.) (Nat. Eu.) 



Phragmites, Trin. (Reed.) 



P. communis, Trin. Borders of ponds. 



Lolium, L. (Darnel.) 



Li. perenne, L. Used for pasture. (Nat. Eu.) 



Triticum, L. 



T. repens, L. (Quick-Grass.) A troublesome weed in gardens. 



Hordeum, L. (Barley.) 



H. jubatum, L. Shore of the Sound. 



Elymus, L. (Wild Rye.) 



E. Virginicus, L. Banks of streams. 



E. Canadensis, L. Banks of streams. 



E. Hystrix, (Bottle-brush Grass. Hedge-Hog Grass.) 



I>aiitlionia, DC. (Wild-oat Grass.) 

 D. spicata, Beauv. Among rocks. 



Aira, L. (Hair-Grass.) 



A. flexuosa, L. Dry soil. 



