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The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester (1881 revised edition, Vol. I)

Bolton, Robert Jr. The History of the Several Towns, Manors, and Patents of the County of Westchester, from its First Settlement to the Present Time, Vol. I. New York: Charles F. Roper, 1881. Revised posthumous edition. 257 words

Cynodori, Richard. (Scutch-grass.)

C. Dactylon, Pens. (Nat. Eu.)

Eleusine, Gsertn. (Yard-Grass.) E. Indica, G«rtn. Door-yards.

Dactylis, L. (Orchard-Grass.)

D. glomerata, L. Grown for hay. (Nat. EuJ

Kceleria, Pers.

K. cristata, Pers. Dry upland

Eatonia, Raf.

E. Pennsylvanica, Gray. Damp woods and meadows.

Glyceria, R. Br., Trin. (Manna-Grass.) G. Canadensis, Trin. Wet grounds. G. obtusa, Trin. Swampy places. G. nervata, Trin. Damp grounds. G. aquatica. Smith. Wet grounds. G. fluitans, R. Br. Flooded grounds. G. distans, Wahl. (Leggett.)

REPORT OF THE FLORA

Brizopyrum, Link. (Spike-grass.)

B. spicatum, Hook. Shore of the Sound.

Poa, L. (Meadow-Grass.)

P. annua, L. Cultivated grounds. P. compressa, L. Dry, poor land. P. serotina, Ehrhart. (Fowl Meadow-Grass.)

P. pratensis, L. This is the grass used in Bourbon County, Kentucky, tor pasture, and called Blue-grass ; it is misnamed, for it is green. It grows well in lime-stone regions, and makes excellent pasture.

P. tnvialis, L. Damp meadows. (Nat. Eu.)

Eragrostis, Beauv.

E. poaoides, Beauv. Sandy grounds. (Nat. Eu.) E. pilosa, Beauv. Sterile grounds. (Nat. Eu.) E. capillaris, Nees. Dry soil. Common.

E. pectinacea, Gray. Sandy land near the Sound.

Festuca, L.

F. tenella, Willd. (Leggett.) F. elatior, L. (Nat. Eu.)

Var. pratensis, Gray. F. nutans, Willd.

Bromus, L. (Broom-Grass.)

B. secalinus, L. (Cheat, or Chess-Grass.) Troublesome weed in grain fields, (Adv. Eu.)

B. ciliatus, L. Damp wood-lands.

B. Sterilis, L. (Leggett.) (Nat. Eu.)

Phragmites, Trin. (Reed.)

P. communis, Trin. Borders of ponds.

Lolium, L. (Darnel.)

L. percnne, L. Used for pasture. (Nat. Eu.)

Triticum, L.

T. repens, L. (Quick-Grass.) A troublesome weed in gardens.