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Festuca Myurus (Lin.) 



Dry hills and moist, shady places. It is one of those few grei^arious 

 grasses of California. April, May; annual; of no special value as a 

 fodder grass. Southern States, Europe. 



Festuca microstachys (Nutt.) — Grama. 



A very polymorphous species; becomes quite gregarious in light shady 

 woods and north hillsides; otherwise its manner of growth is rather 

 disjjersed. Annual; April; of little use. 



Festuca scahrella (Torr.) — Bunch grass. 



North hillsides and hVhtlv shaded woods; the less shaded, tlie larger 

 the tufts will be. The grass blades are very long, and break off just 

 above the sheaths. During the winter cattle are fond of it, for one meets 

 rarely a tuft early in spring which is not fed down. Y^rj abundant 

 along the shady hillsides of the Coast Range. April; perennial. 



Festuca paucijlora (Thurb.) — Few-flowered fescue. 



A pretty tall species on shady hillsides and lightly shaded woods. 

 Forms generally tufts; leaves, large and plentiful from root-stocks. 

 Seemingly of some value. April; perennial. 



Festuca ovina (Lin.) — Sheep's fescue grass. 



Sparingly dispersed; Oakland hills. Yields little — but nutritious food. 

 April; perennial. 



Festuca pratensis (Huds.) — Meadow fescue grass. 



Tomales Bay. April; perennial. This is one of the best European 

 fodder grasses ; it yields a large bulk of hny of superior quality ; thrives 

 well in dry and wet meadows, if the soil is fertile. Farmers on the 

 Coast Range should give it a trial. 



Bromus sterilis (Lin.) — Chess. 



Mission Dolores. Introduced. Valueless. 



Bromus racemosns (Lin ) — Upright chess. 



Oakland hills, in cultivated fields', and roadsides; spreading rapidly, 

 and exterminating indigenous species. Useless. April, * 



Bromus secalinus (L.) — Cheat, or chess. 



Only seen fj"om the northern coast. * 



Bromus cilia t as (Lin.) 



Hillsides and lightly shaded woods. Useless; April, May; perennial. 



