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Fig. 296. Lolium italicum A. Br. Italian Rve-grass. — A 

 biennial or perennial grass 6 to 9 dm. Ligb, with slender, usually 

 somewhat nodding, terminal spikes, andshort-awned spikelets. A 

 valuable hay grass. — Introduced here and there through cultiva- 

 tiou, especially on the Pacific Slope. 



