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Agricultural Gazette of y.S. W. [June 2, 1908. 



Of the Ti;ili\'(' gj'asses at Min('inl);i]i, jicrhaps the most ciuisiiiciKms ainl 

 abundant is lUue Grass, of whicli Aitdropoyon s/'riccus is tiie comnionest 

 species of the genus, although A. aj/inls is aloo heiv. There must be 

 hundreds of acres of it here in seed. 



Perhaps the Windmill grasses (C'hlorin) eome next in abundance, and the 

 large, purplish-brown inflorescence cdiniiels at tentmn liecauseof its ornaincntal 

 character. There are three of them, trimcata, vetitricosa, and aclcnlnrin. 



There are various forms of the Avidcly-ditfused and vai'ial)le /Jdutlnmia 

 penicillata, called Wallaby and Silver (j1i'us<. it is very abundant, is drought- 

 resistant, and has high reputation as a sheep grass. 



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Paspalum (I'a^ixitinii iiiinlaii 



Eriochhm innu-faUi, a gr(>en gi-ass — tliat is to say, its inllorescence is not 

 ]nii|ile or silvery like some of the others — is allied to the Panic Grasses, and 

 it is increasing in favour year by year. Tt is beginning to le understood 

 more by farmers, who of ten pass it over, as it is neither showy nor stiiking. 

 In spite of its liking for damp situations, it will stand a considerable amount 

 of drought, while its nutritious properties are well ascertained. There are 

 two distinct t'onns at M iiicniliali, one 3 feet hi<xh and uk I'e, vie'dinir a lart'e 

 bulk of succulent feddei', and a smaller, thiinier t'nrni, not l:alf the size. 

 There apjxars to be no botanical ditl'erence between th^m, and at ^linembah 

 they grow together, \ et each foi-ni pieserves its individualitv. 



