On the sea-coast of N. and D., frequent. On the links at Holy Island, N.
25. ALOPECURUS.
1. A. pratensis. Meadow Fox-tail-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 79; Eng. Bot. 759; Curt. Fasc. v. t. 5; Hook. Fl. Scot. 21; Berwick Flora, 19.
One of the best and most abundant of the meadow grasses.
2. A. agrestis. Slender Fox-tail-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 80; Eng. Bot. 848; Hook. Fl. Scot. 22.
In cultivated fields, chiefly in the Magnesian Limestone district.
3. A. bulbosus. Bulbous Fox-tail-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 81; Eng. Bot. 1249; With. ii.; Hook. Br. Fl. 28.
Near Seaton and Hartlepool, D.—Mr. Backhouse.
4. A. geniculatus. Floating Fox-tail-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 82; Curt. Fasc. v. t. 6; Eng. Bot. 1250; Berwick Flora, 19; Hook. Fl. Scot. 22.
By ditches, ponds, &c.
26. POLYPOGON.
1. P. monspeliensis. Annual Beard-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl i. 85; Agrostis panicea, Eng. Bot.; Alopecurus monspeliensis, With. ii. 177.
On Sunderland ballast hills, D.—W. Weighell's Herb.
27. MILIUM.
1. M. effusum. Millet-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 87; Eng. Bot. 1106; Curt. Fasc. iv. t. 12; Hook. Fl. Scot. 24.
In shady woods, common.
28. AGROSTIS.
1. A. Spica-venti. Silky Bent-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 89; Eng. Bot. 951; With. ii. 180.
On the Windmill Hills, near Gateshead; and close to Beamish mill, D. In Heaton Dene, near Rennoldson's mill; also by the road side near St. Anthon's, and North Shields, N. Introduced among corn.
This grass is not mentioned in Hooker's Flora Scotica.
2. A. canina. Brown Bent-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 90; Eng. Bot. 1856; Hook. Fl. Scot. 24. β Hudson 30; A. tenuifolia, Curtis Br. Gr. 42.
On the heath at Prestwick Carr, N. On Gateshead Fell, and in Waskerly Park, D. At Birch Barr, near Darlington.—Mr. Backhouse.
In autumn this grass puts out long shoots, which take root at every joint. In this state it is Agroslis fascicularis of Curtis and Davy's Agricultural Chemistry, 2d Ed. p. 162. In common with other stoloniferous grasses it produces but few seeds.
3. A. vulgaris. Common Bent-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 91; Eng. Bot. 1671. Hook. Fl. Scot. 25; Berwick Flora, 19.
β Fl. Brit. i. 80.
γ Fl. Brit. i. 80, A. pumila, Willd. Sp. Pl. i. 371; Lightfoot, 1081.
δ Fl. Brit. i. 80.
α In fields, frequent. β and δ in fields, &c. less common. γ in Teesdale Forest, and alpine pastures near Knitsley and Hamsterley, D. Probably a distinct species.
4. A. alba. Marsh Bent-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 93; Eng. Bot. 1139; Hook. Fl. Scot. 25; Berwick Flora, 20. β A. stolonifera, Linn. Sp. Pl. i. 93; Eng. Bot. 1532; Fl. Brit. 80; Florin Grass of Dr. Richardson. γ A. sylvatica, Hudson, 1st Ed. 28; Willd. Sp. Pl. i. 371.
α In wet meadows, β by the Tyne, Wear, and Tees. γ in woods, but not common.
When growing in salt marshes, but especially by springs close to the sea, as at the foot of Tynemouth Castle rock, this grass attains a remarkable size, and in that state it used to be considered a distinct species, and described under the name of Agrostis stolonifera.
29. DIGITARIA.
I. D. sanguinalis. Cock's-foot Finger-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 96. Panicum sangninale, Eng. Bot. 489; Curt. Fasc. iv. t. 7; Hook. Fl. Scot. 21; With. ii. 169.
On Sunderland ballast hills, D.-W. Weighell's Herb.
30. PANICUM.
1. P. verticillatum. Rough Panick-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 98; Eng. Bot. 874; Curt. Fasc. iv. t. 6; With. ii. 168.
On Sunderland ballast hills, D.-W. Weighell's Herb.
2. P. viride. Green Panick-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 99; Eng. Bot. 875; Curt. Fasc. iv. t. 5; With. ii. 168.
On the ballast hills of Tyne and Wear, N. and D.
31. AIRA.
1. A. cristata. Crested Hair-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 101; Eng. Bot. 648; Hook. Fl. Scot. 29; Berwick Flora, 20; Poa cristata, With. ii. 205.
In Castle Eden Dene; in Limestone pastures near Sunderland; at Baydales, near Darlington; and near Eglestone, D, Near the Spanish Battery, at Tynemouth, and on the Links at Dunstanborough, Bamborough, and Holy Island, N. Near Berwick, not uncommon.—Dr. G.Johnston.
2. A. aquatica. Water Hair-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 101; Eng. Bot. 1557; Berwick-Flora, 20; Curt. Fasc. i. t. 5; Hook. Fl. Scot. 29.
By ditches, pools, and rivers.
3. A. caespitosa. Turfy Hair-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 102; Eng. Bot. 1453; Hook. Fl. Scot. 29; Berwick Flora, 20.
In woods and on the borders of fields, abundant.
4. A. alpina. Smooth Alpine Hair-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 103; Hook. Fl. Scot. 29; A. laevigata, Eng. Bot. 2102.
On the banks of Wear above Low Pallion, D. The viviparous variety.—Mr. Wilkinson, Sp.
5. A.flexuosa. Wavy Mountain Hair-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 104; Eng. Bot. 1519; Hook. Fl. Scot. 30; Berwick Flora, 21.
On moors and hilly pastures.
6. A. praecox. Early Hair-grass.
Sm. Eng. Fl. i. 105; Eng. Bot. 1296; Curt. Fasc.VOL. II. C
