34. 
7. Rachilla prolonged behind the palea as a bristle; 
or if not, the grain falling from the lemma and 
palea at maturity. Expected (Brachyelytrum). 
Ammophila 
Ammophila arenaria (L.) Link Sand-reed 
Ivy Neck. One station: beach on south shore of Sand Point. 
Hectare 4861. Higman 1153. 
Phleum 
Phleum pratense L. Timothy 
Ivy Neck. Infrequent in abandoned grassy field on Scaffold 
Peninsula. Hectare 4761. Associate species: Festuca elatior, 
Polygonum aviculare, Hypericum perforatum. Higman 810. 
Cinna 
Cinna arundinacea L. Wood Reedgrass 
Java Farm. Infrequent in Muddy Creek valley; canopy of Fraxinus 
americana, Platanus occidentalis; understory of Lindera benzoin. 
Also one station at forest border of old field south of old entrance 
road; canopy of Fagus grandifolia and Quercus velutina. Higman 66, 
850 134. 
Agrostis 
1. Palea much smaller than the lemma or wanting, 
nerveless. (Also lemma awnless; plants perennial.) 
2. Panicle diffuse, its long branches forking at or 
above the middle. Expected (A. hiemalis). 
2. Panicle open but not diffuse, its branches forking at 
or below the middle. 
3. Spikelets mostly 2-2.5 mm. long..........e.eecc. A. perennans 
3. Spikelets mostly 2.5-3.5 mm. long, crowded near 
ends of panicle branches. Expected (A. altissima). 
