124 Agricultural Gazette of N.S.W. [Feb. 3, lUOS. 



Cralj (irass {l:h ii.<i m indic'i). — A (|iiirk-L;rii\viiii;- annual t^rass, wliie-li 

 re:";ists droti^iit well. Il lilln-s lar'jcly, ami a mass of lierl)a<re is fonucd 

 aliHiit 1 '_' int'lies in lici^lil : lint it is latlicf cdai'sr, and of little value- 

 The sci'd is lidfnc |ilcnt i fully, and Lid'tninatt's t'rrrly. 



Weeping Love Grass (/wv/7/•o^7^^• /n/osaj. — This is one of tlie most 

 vii^cu'ous vaideties we have litowii. It resists drouLiht womlert'ulh' well, 

 and lias always stood out from otiiei' grasses as a heavy yieldei' in even 

 the dfiest years. The tlowei'ini;' stems attain a heii^'lit of (> feet, and Ijear 

 leaves along almost tlieii' eidire Iciejth. It is a ra|dd growei'. and a|)])ear->i 

 to he f)ne of the hest grasses for pooi' sandx' >oil. In its carh' ui'owtli. n] 



Tall Blue Grass (A)i<Jrn/Mi;joit rflfrrirtus). 



if kept elosely gra/eil, it is sueeulrnt ; hut if allowed to make too strong" 

 a growth it hecotues wiry. Its tihi-ous roots I'.xtemI deep into the soil. 

 The seed is ju'odueeil in largt' (piantities, and as they L;enninate wi'll, 

 the grass ipiiekly spiralis. This varii'ty is inTi'ii iiial. and must not he 

 confused with an annual Love (irass whii'h slightly resemhles il. 



Kotigh Bearded Grass { h'f/n //it/ioi/an or<////.s').- — A i tains a height of ahoiit 

 IS ineln's, and gives a fair amount of foliage. It keeps green duriuii' the- 

 winter, and jirodiices good feed when other grass is scarce. The flowering- 

 stems are produced in Octohei ; Ijiit it remains green u\> till Christmas, 

 when it dies down until cool v.eather returns. It is verv soft and tender 

 in the leaf and stem until it flowers, when the stem^ become a little harsh- 

 Seed is pfodueed ahiindantly, and grows easil\-. 



