No. 14.] FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS. 63 



Alopecurus geniculatus L., var. aristulatus Torr. (with small 

 awns or bristles). 



Rare. Shallow water of ditches : Meriden (Harger & Mrs. 

 C S. Phelps), Salisbury (Weatherby & Mrs. C. S. Phelps). 

 May — June. 



SPOROBOLUS R. Br. Drop-seed. Rush Grass. 



Sporcbclus clandestinus (Spreng.) Hitchc. (concealed). 

 Sporoholus asper of Manuals. 



Rare. Open, rocky ground: New Haven (R. W. Wood- 

 ward). Sept. 



Sporobolus asper (Michx.) Kunth (rough). 

 Sporoholus longifolius Wood. 



Dry, sandy soils. In northern districts rare or occasional : 

 Sahsbury (Mrs. C. S. Phelps), New Milford (Eames), Ox- 

 ford (Harger), Southington (Andrews & Bissell), Hartford 

 (C. Wright). Becoming frequent near the coast and common 

 about New Haven. Aug. — Sept. 



Sporobolus vaginiflorus (Torr.) Wood (having the flowers in 

 sheaths). 



Frequent to common. Dry, sterile fields and sandy road- 

 sides. Aug. — Sept. 



Sporobolus neglectus Nash (neglected). 



Rare. Dry ground : Oxford (Weatherby). Sept. 



Sporobolus cryptandrus (Torr.) Gray (with hidden stamens). 

 Occasional in the southwestern part of the state, in sandy 

 soil along the coast (Eames). July — Aug. 



Sporobolus heterolepis Gray (various-scaled). 



Rare. Dry, rocky summits: New Haven (Dr. Monson, 

 O. D. Allen, Harger & R. W. Woodward). Sept. 



Sporobolus uniflorus (Muhl.) Scribn. & Merr. (one-flowered). 

 Sporoholus serotinus Gray. 



Peat bogs and open swamps. Frequent in the eastern part 

 of the state, becoming rare or local westward : East Haven 

 (A. H. Young & Harger), Southington (Andrews), Wolcott 



