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by slieep and cattle. Owing to the spread o£ this grass in the 

 Coast District, and the introduction of foreign plants from 

 different parts of the world, many of the native grasses are not 

 so abundant now, as thej were in the early days of the Colony, 

 Whenever, however, circumstances are favourable, the following 

 species are valuable as bush grasses, and decidedly nutritious : 



Andropogon sericeus, (E-. Br.) Deyeuxia quadriseta, (Benth. ) 



A. cram's, (R. Br.) Anisopogon avenaceus, (E/. Br.) 



A. refracfus, (E.. Br.) DantJioniasemiannularis,^^.^.) 



Clirysopogonparvijiorus^ (Benth.) Ohloris truncata, (E. Br.) 



Sorglium jylumosum, (Beauv.) Eragrostis tenelJa, (Beauv.) 



Anthistiria ciliata, (Linn.) E. Broivnii, (Nees.) 



Microlcena stipoides, (E. Br.) Eoa ccBspitosa, (Forst.) 



Dichelacline crinita, (Hook.) Festuca hromoides, (Linn.) 

 Deyeuxia Forsteri. (Kunth.) 



These may be regarded as the principal bush-grasses near the 

 coast, and so far as they have been analysed, they contain 

 elements decidedly favourable for the growth and fattening of 

 cattle. Anthistiria ciliata, (according to F.v.M. and L. Eummel) 

 does not contain so large a proportion of starch as Couch G-rass, 

 but it is said to have 3 '06 per. cent, of sugar, whilst the different 

 species of Andropogon, Sorglium, Foa, and Festuca, contain gluten, 

 starch, gum, and sugar in varying proportions, beino^ in a greater 

 or less degree adapted to grazing purposes. Whenever the 

 season is not unusually dry, these grasses grow readily and afford 

 abundant pasture ; whilst some of them are capable of living 

 under a great amount of heat. The following grasses grow in 

 or near water, and, though not equal to those enumerated in 

 amount of solid nutriment, they are nevertheless relished by 

 horses and cattle : 



Fanicum flavidum, (Eetz.) Faspalumscrohiculatum, (Linn.) 



F. crus-galli, (Linn.) Oplismenuscompositus,(JiGBMY.^ 



F. ohsepttmn, (Trin.) Isachne australis, (E. Br.) 



Ch^mcdraphis paradoxi, (Poir.) Fhragmites communis, (Trin.) 



