Feb. 3, 1908.J 



AgficiiUural Gazette of N.S.W. 121 



PasiMihnn [xinlcujaf tim. — Attains a height of 18 inclifs, aiid flowers in 

 December. It grows in tufts, and is not very vigorous. The foliage 

 remains green during a great part of tlie yuar, and is tender, but some- 

 what hairy. 



Fanicum pioUferuni. — This is essentially a sunnner grass. It grows 

 rapidly during the spring and early summer, and produces a fair amount 

 of herbage. The flowering occurs in November, ami after this it quickly 

 becomes dry, and makes no fresh growth until the following spring. 



Evergreen Meadow Grass (Foa ■■^enipervirfini). — This variety enjoys the 

 reputation of being one of the richest of the cultivated grasses. It is 

 creeping in habit, and forms a dense turf, but requires a moist climate. 

 Frosts affect it very little, and it maintains a green growth through the 

 winter, until hot weather sets in, when it dries off rapidly. In our trials 

 it has never given large yields. 



Natal Red Top (Trk-hnlwna rosea). 



Texas Blue Grass {Poa ardrhnifrrd). — This is one of the most valuable 

 grasses in our collection- It resists drought and frost well, and produces 

 a dense mass of foliage tip to 2 feet high, whicli is highly nutritions. 

 Frosts affect it little, and good pasturage is obtained from it throughout 

 the winter and well into summer. The hot weather of January and 

 February dries it oft' a little ; but it starts into growth again as soon as 

 the cooler days return. It possesses a deep-rooting system, which enables 

 it to do well on even poor soil. Once planted, it spreads I'apidly, and 



