
CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 75° 
popular idea, still prevailing, that wheat will change into chess, but there 
is nothing in observation or experiment to justify such a belief. 
B. racemosus, L. Grain-fields, W. (Knighton.) 
B. Kalmii, Gray. Shady woods and river banks, not rare. 
B. ciliatus, L. Warren. (Parker.) 
B. sterillis, L. Passaic. (Awstin.) (Nat. Eu.) 
Uniola, L. (Spike-Grass.) 
U. gracilis, Michx. Borders of woods and thickets, common, O. 
(Knieskern.) South Jersey. (Canby.) 
Phragmites, Trin. (Reed.) 
P. communis, Trin. Good-Luck meadows, O.; also Hackensack mea- 
dows. , 
Lolium, L. (Darnel.) 
L. perenne, L. Meadows, not common. (Nat. Eu.) 
Triticum, L. (Wheat.) 
T. repens, L. Along fences, not common in middle counties. Re- 
ported as a troublesome weed in the north-west. (/nighton.) 
Elymus, L. (Lyme-Grass—Wild Rye.) 
E. Virginicus, L. Banks of small streams, rare. 
E. Canadensis, L. Banks of Shark River, rare. 
E. striatus, Willd. Banks of streams, rare. 
Gymnostichum, Schreb. 
G. Hystrix, Schreb. Palisades. (Awstin.) Water Gap. (Parker.) 
Weehawken. (7. C. B.) 
Danthonia, DC. (Wild Oat-Grass.) 
D. spicata, Beauy. Dry barrens, very common. 
D. sericea, Nutt. Frequent south. 
Avena, L. 
A. striata, Mx. Rocky woods. Palisades. (Awstin.) 
Trisetum, Persoon. 
T. palustre, Torr. W. (Porter.) Closter. (Avstin.) 
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Aira, L. (Hair-Grass.) 
A. flexuosa, L. Dry hill-sides, not common. 
A. cespitosa, L. Damp places, rare. 
A. precox, L. Sandy fields. (Dr. Gray.) Camden. (Redfield.) 
A. caryophyllea, L. Road-sides, near Salem. (Canby.) (Nat. Eu.) 
