be), 
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Hierochloa borealis, Rem. & Schultes. (VANILLA GRASS.) 
Salisbury, Byfield (Mrs. Horner), Beverly, Salem near Pickman 
farm, etc. Scarce. Most frequently found near the shore. 
Anthoxanthum odoratum, Z. (SwEEeT VERNAL-GRASS. ) 
Fields. Common. (Nat. from Eu.) 
Phalaris Canariensis, Z. (CaNnary-Grass.) 
Streets and rubbish heaps near the larger towns. Frequent. (Adv. 
from Eu.) 
Phalaris arundinacea, L. 
Low ground. Frequent. 
Var. picta. (Srripep-Grass; RipBoN-GRaSss.) 
Common in old gardens. A large patch of this variety escaped 
from cultivation on the bed of the E. R. R., at Beverly, shows 
every variation from the strongest marked striping to the typical 
green form. 
Paspalum setaceum, Michx. 
Fields. Common. 
Cynosurus cristatus, Willd. 
Among other species in a grass-plat, Salem. ‘‘ The stems of this 
‘grass are used for the manufacture of Leghorn hats.” It has been 
cultivated to some extent in the county (Flint’s Grasses). (Adv. 
from Eu.) 
Panicum Germanicum (Filint’s Grasses.) (HUNGARIAN MIL- 
LET.) 
Cultivated, and found near flelds, although not to be considered by 
any means as established, Danvers (J. H. Sears). This seems to be 
the Setaria Germanica, Beauv., of some writers, yet very much 
Yarger than the ordinary form, and may be only a large variety of 
Setaria Italica. (Int. from Eu.) 
Panicum miliaceum, Willd. (MILLET.) 
First noticed by Mr. C. E. Faxon, in 1876, on the ‘“‘dump” at So. 
Boston; near West Beach, Beverly, 1879 (W. P. Conant). 
Panicum glabrum, Gaudin. 
Streets and yards. Common. (Nat. from Eu.) 
Panicum sanguinale, ZL. (CoMMON CraB Grass; FINGER-GRASS.) 
Similar places. Common. (Nat. from Eu.) 
Panicum agrostoides, Spreng. i 
Meadows, and the shores of rivers and ponds. Common. 
Panicum proliferum, Lam. 
Near the B. R. B. & L. R. R. station, Lynn, and West Newbury (W. 
P. Conant), are the only localities yet noticed for this species in 
the county. In each case it appears as if introduced. 
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