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CATALOGUE OF PLANTS. 183
digenous. The Island forms appear for the most part to be
indigenous northern and coast forms, and abound on beaches
and on banks by the shore.
760 Var. glaucum (Desf.), Boiss. Triticum repens, L., var. inter-
medium, Fries.
A glaucous, rigid, maritime form, with large crowded spikelets BR.
and glumes blunt or mucronate. Seal Harbor (Redfield);—
Northeast Harbor; Southwest Harbor, etc. (Rand).
761 Var. pilosum, Scribner.
Upper surface of leaves pilose, rhachis of spike pubescent to DA R.
hirsute, flowering glumes awnless or short cuspidate pointed.
Southwest Harbor (Rand). This, however, may be the same
as var. agreste, Anders.
Other well marked forms are numerous; but it seems impos-
sible to identify them with any certainty without a careful
comparison with authentic specimens in European herbaria.
762 A. caninum (L.), Roem. & Schultes. Triticum caninum, L. BAR, DR, Pie
Rare. Field near the head of Northeast Harbor (Rand). HER, XC, BXT+
Naturalized from Europe, and also indigenous. Probably intro-
duced on the Island. Milton. RSA - T
HORDEUM, L. BARLEY.
763 H. jubatum, L. SQUIRREL-TAIL GRASS. C, P., Rdu X, S., W.
Common on the coast. Bri., N., Cal.* BR, DA R.
ELYMUS, L. WILD RYE. LYME GRASS.
764 E. Virginicus, L. BAR. T.
Common on the coast.
765 E. mollis, Trin.
Muddy or sandy shores on the coast; frequent. Considered C,
by many authors as identical with E. arenarius, L., which Rdu X.
occurs on the Pacific coast. Bri., Bar., D., T.