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Fig. 45. Slender Fescue. 



Fig. 48. Crested Dog's T;iil. 



high, stiff, smooth, root perennial, fibrous and tufted. Flowers 

 in July. It is said by some to be a valuable agricultural grass, 

 but cattle seldom eat it, on account of its wiry stems ; but on 

 dry, hard soils and hills pastured with sheep, it is of value as a 

 hardy, permanent grass. It is used in the manufacture of 

 straw plait. Fig. 49 represents a magnified spikelet of the 

 crested dog's tail. 



Willard's Bromus, Chess, Cheat, (bromus secalinus.') The 



