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not more than five or six inches in height, and coramonlj called 

 fine top. In rich moist soils, it grows from one and a half to two 

 and a half feet high, and has a deeper color. The.se variations have 

 led to some confusion and the bestowal of different names upon the 

 same species. 



a— Orchard Crass, (Dactylis Glomcrata.) 



b — A spikelet magnified. 



• Dactylis glomerata — Orchard Grass, Cocksfoot. This is one 

 of the most valuable pasture grasses, although as yet cultivated in 

 this State to only a very limited extent. It was at one time extolled 

 beyond its merits as a meadow grass, but when made into hay being 



