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acres of iL arc .") tccl lii,i;li. W licii liars cstcil il has an aruiiiatic ulKjiu- (not 

 oppressive), wliicli is not easy to define ; it is jileasant, and reminds one 

 distantly of caramel. Cattle are very t'oiid of it, ami nf Swict (Jrass, ^q-ccn 

 or as iiay. 



'i'lic Natal Red Top Grass bpars a profusion of inllorescence of a piid< or 

 salmon or f)ran<;('-pink colour, anrl with a satiny slicf-n. When in flower, it is 

 much sought after for houcjuets, heiiig one of the most ornamental ao'l grace- 

 ful of all grasses, and it is as acceptable lo stock as it is l)eaatit'ul, it is 

 (h-ought-resistant, and not at all j) irt ienlar as to soil. .Mr. Ihowne Ins acres 

 of it al)out 3 feet high, and the sight of a, laig'c area, of it, with the setting 

 sun glinting upon it, presents oiu' of the most h'^autiful sights it is possible 

 t) conceive, tit subiecf for an artist. 



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Kentucky l>lue (Jrass (/•'oa ^.»/7(<e?/-»/\s', var.) alio does well here, and is a 

 supplementary or winter grass. 



Other exotic gra.sses (but in small (pianti(y) are two of the I'nited States 

 Gramas (^Bouteloua oligoslachya and racemosa), whih; several others are kept 

 undei- observation. 



[ fully believe that tin; wisdom of the old saw about not puttini;' ;dl one's 

 eggs in one basket will be found applicable to grasses. It will be found, 

 sooner or later (and the districts of richest soil and most co])ious raintV.ll will 

 find it out later), that grasses sujjplement each other, and that the produc 

 tivity of the soil, and the welfare of lierl)i\orous animals can best be 



