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utilized for pasture. With the exception of the Daviesias, which 

 seem to be relished rather for their bitter flavour than for any 

 nutriment, there is scarcely any species of the order available for 

 grazing purposes. Indigofera australis (Willd.), and Lotus 

 corniculatus (Linn.), are sometimes eaten when grass is scarce, 

 nor do they appear to be injurious near the coast ; but Trifolium 

 repens (Linn.), Medicago sativa (Linn.), M. dcnticulata, (Willd.) 

 and Vicia sativa (Linn.), which are of foreign origin, are decidedly 

 superior to any indigenous Leguminos* for forage, and, in some 

 districts of the colony, they are taking the place of native grasses. 

 In IS'ew South Wales, there are about 160 species of indigenous 

 grasses, but many of these are gradually disappearing in the 

 settled districts, and it is only in enclosed spots, such as cemeteries, 

 the sides of Eailway lines, &c., to which sheep and cattle have not 

 access, that some of the species, which, in the early days of the 

 colony, flourished in the immediate neighbourhood of Sydney and 

 Parramatta, now spring up in any abundance. Of these Sorghum 

 pJumosum (Beauv.) and Anthistiria ciliata (Linn.), deserve 

 especial mention, as they are highly esteemed in most parts of 

 the colony, — the latter species in particular being one of those 

 grasses which are found capable of supporting horses and cattle 

 when travelling from the interior better than any other native 

 forage. 



2. On the other side of the Dividing E-ange, or in that portion of 

 New South Wales which extends to the Great Western Districts 

 and beyond the Darling, the plants available for forage differ 

 very much from those of the Coast Districts, and, in addition to 

 grasses properly so called, they include many varieties of herbs 

 and shrubs, which in dry seasons supply the place of ordinary 

 forage. Among the grasses, the following may be enumerated i 



I*anicicmdivaricatissi3}mm,{'R.'B.) Anthistiria aveiiacea, (F.v.M.) 

 P. effmum, (H. Br.) Alopectirus geniculatus, (Linn.} 



P. dccompositum, (R. Br.) Danthonia raceniosa, (R. Br.) 



P. trachyrhachis, (Benth.) Astrehla triticoides, (F.v.M.) 



