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naceous plants. — , ARROW. Triglochin. 

 — .ARTIFICIAL. A name given by agri- 

 culturists to various fodder plants, as 

 clover, lucerne, sainfoin, &c. — , AWNED 

 HAIR. Muhlenbergiacapillaris. — , BAL- 

 LOCK. Orchis. — , BARLEY. Hordeum. 

 — , BARNYARD. Panicum Crus galli. — , 

 BASTARD KNOT. Corrigiola littoralis. 

 — , BASTARD MILLET. Paspalum. — , 

 BEAR. Yucca filamentosa. — , BEARD. 

 Andropogon. — , BENT. Agrostis ; also ap- 

 plied to any wiry-stemmed grass grow- 

 ing on a bent or common. — , BERMUDA. 

 Cynodon. — , BLACK. Alopecurus agrestis. 

 — , BLACK OAT. Stipa avenacea. — , 

 BLUE. Poa compressa. — , BLUE-EYED. 

 An American name for Sisyrinchium. — , 

 BOTTLE. Setaria glauca. — , BOTTLE- 

 BRUSH. An American name for Elymns 

 hystrix. —, BRISTLE-TAILED. Cliceturus. 

 — , BRISTLY FOXTAIL. Setaria. — , 

 BROME. Bromus. — BURDOCK. Lap- 

 pago racemosa. — , BURR. Cenchrus. 

 — , CAPON'STAIL. Festuca Myurus. —, 

 CANARY. Phalaris canariensis, the grain 

 of which is the canary seed of the shops. 

 — , CARNATION. Carex glauca, and others. 

 — , CAT'STAIL. Phleum. — , CHINA. The 

 fibre of the Rheea, Bohmeria nivea. — , 

 CLAYER. An old name for Clover, Tri- 

 folium pratense. — , COCKSCOMB. Cyno- 

 surus echinatus. — , COCK'SFOOT. Dacty- 

 lic glomerata. — , COMB-FRINGE. Bacty- 

 locte nium. — .COR.D. SpaHina striata. —, 

 COTTON. Eriophorum. — , COUCH. Tri- 

 ticum (Agropyrum) repens. — , COW. Tri- 

 folium pratense ; also Polygonum aviculare. 

 — , CRAB. Digitaria sanguinalis ; also an 

 American name for Eleusine ; also Sali- 

 cornia herbacea. — , CRESTED HAIR. 

 Eceleria cristata. — , CUCKOO. Luzula 

 campestris. — , DARNEL. Lolium ; also 

 especially Lolium temulentum. — , DEER. 

 Rhexia. — , DEW. Bactylis glomerata. 

 — , DITCH. An American name for Ruppia. 

 — , DOG. Triticum caninum. — , DOG'S- 

 TAIL. Cynosurus. — , DOG'STOOTH. Tri- 

 ticum caninum. — ,DOOB. Cynodon Dacty- 

 lon. —, DROP-SEED. An American name 

 for Sporobolus and Muhlenbergia. — , EEL. 

 An American name for Zostera and Vallis- 

 neria. —, ELEPHANT'S. Typha elephnn- 

 tina. — , FALSE RED-TOP. Poa serutina. 

 — , FEATHER. Stipa pennata. — , FES- 

 CUE. Festuca. —, FINGER. Digitaria. 

 —, FIOR.IN. Agrostis vulgaris; now more 

 commonly applied to A. alba and stoloni- 

 fera. —, FIYE-LEAVED. Potentilla rep- 

 tons. — , FLEA. Carex pulicaris. —, 

 FLOTE, or FLOAT. Glyceric/, fluitans. — , 

 FODDER. Chilochloa. — , FOUR-LEAYED. 

 Paris quadrifolia. — , FOXTAIL. Alope- 

 eurus. —, FRENCH. Onobrvchis sativa. 

 — , FRENCH SPARROW. Ornithoc/alum 

 i pyrenaicum. — , FROG. Salicornia herba- 

 cea. —, GALLOW. Cannabis sativa. — , 

 GAMA. Tripsarum dact.yloides, an esteem- 

 : ed fodder grass in North America and 

 ; Mexico. — , GHOHONA. A reputedly 

 ' poisonous Indian grass, supposed to be 

 ] Paspalum scrobiculatum. —, GINGER. 

 I Andropogon Nardus. — , GOAT'SBEARD. 

 JEgvpogon. — , GOOSE. Galium Aparine ; 



also Potentilla anserina ; also an American 

 name for Polygonum aviculare. — , GREAT 

 GOOSE. Asperugo procumbens. — , GR.EEN. 

 Clitoris. — , GRIP. Galium Aparine. —, 

 GUINEA. Panicum jumentorum, also 

 known as P. maximum. — , HAIR. Aira ; 

 also Trichochloa ; also an American name 

 for Agrostis scabra. — , HARD. Sclero- 

 chloa ; also JEgilops ; also Dactylis glomerata. 

 — , HARE'STAIL. Lagurus. — , HAS- 

 SOCK. Aira ccespitosa. — , HEATH. Trio- 

 dia decumbens. — , HEDGEHOG. Echino- 

 chloa; also applied in America to Cenchrus. 

 —, HERD. Agrostis dispar. — , HERD'S, of 

 New England. Phleum pratense. — , 

 HEE-D'S, of Pennsylvania. Agrostis vul- 

 garis. — , HOLY. Hierochloa borealis. — , 

 HORN. Ceratochloa. —, HORN OF 

 PLENTY. Cornucopice - cucullatum. —, 

 INDIAN. An American name for Sorghum 

 nutans. —, INDIAN DOOB. Cynodon 

 Dactylon. —, KANGAROO. Anthistiria 

 austral is. — • , KNOT. Triticum repens; 

 also Illecebrum and Polygonum aviculare. 

 — , KNOT, of Shakspeare. Agrostis sto- 

 lonifera. —, LEMON. Andropogon Schce- 

 nanthus. —, LOB, or LOP. Bromus mol- 

 lis. —, LONG. Macrochloa. — , LOVE. 

 Eragrostis. — , LYME. Elymus. —, 

 MAIDENHAIR. Briza media. —, MANNA. 

 Glyceria fluitans. —, MARL. Trifulium 

 pratense, or, according to some authorities, 

 T. medium. —.MARRAM. Elymus arena- 

 rius ; also Ammophila arenaria. — , 

 MARSH. An American name for Spartina. 

 —, MARSH HEDGEHOG. Carex flava. —, 

 MAT. Nardus stricta; also Ammophila 

 arnuaria. —, MEADOW. Poa. — ,MELIC. 

 Melica. —.MILLET. Milium; also Sorg- 

 hum vulgare, Panicum miliaceum, Setaria 

 italica,&e. —.MONKEY. A commercial 

 name for the whalebone-like fibre of At- 

 talea funifera. — , MOOR. Sesleria ccerulea. 

 — , MOUNTAIN, of Jamaica. Andropogon 

 bicornis. — , MOUSE-EAR SCORPION. 

 Myosotis palustris. — , MOUSETAIL. 

 Festuca Myurus ; also Alopecurus agrestis. 

 — , MYRTLE. Acorus Calamus. — , 

 NAKED-BEARD. Gymnopogon. — , NIT. 

 Gastridium. — , NUT. Cyperus Hydra. — , 

 OAT. Arrhenatherum avenaceum; also 

 various species of Avena; also Bromus 

 mollis. —OF PARNASSUS. Parnassia.—, 

 ONE-GLUMED. Monachne. — , ORANGE. 

 ITi/pericum Sarothra. — , ORCHARD. 

 Dactylis glomerata. — , PAMPAS. Gyne- 

 rium argenteum. — , PANIC. Panicum ; 

 also Ehrhartapanicea. — , PARA. A com- 

 mercial name of the Piassiba fibre of At- 

 talea funifera. — , PENNY. Rhinanthus 

 Crista galli. —, PEPPER. Pilularia globu- 

 lifera; also an American name for Lepi- 

 dium. —, PIGEON'S. Verbena officinalis. 

 — , POVERTY. Aristida dichotoma. —, 

 PRICKLY. Echinochloa. — , PUDDING. 

 Mentha Pulegium. — , QUAKE, or QUAK- 

 ING. Briza. —QUICK, or QUITCH. Tri- 

 ticum repens. —, RATTLESNAKE. Gly- 

 ceria canadensis. — , RAY. Lolium per- 

 enne. — , RED-TOP. Uralepis cuprea. — , 

 REED. Arundo; also Calamagrostis, and 

 Phalaris. — , REED BENT. Calama- 

 j grostis. — , RIB. Plantago lanceolata. —, 



