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cons<(inciitly of value. Chloris truncala," " Windmill Grass," is a good 

 grass for stock, and resists drought conditions fairly well. Solaria 

 glauca, " Pigeon Grass," is an annual spticics, widely distributed over the 

 State, which produces excellent pasturage on good soils during the 

 summer motiths, and stock of all kinds are reuuirkably fond of it. 

 MicroJivna stipoides, " Weeping Gi-ass," is a perennial species, with 

 stems from 1 to 2 feet in height. It is a superior pasture grass for moist 

 situations, and is readily eaten by stock. Baron vou Mueller and L. 

 Rummcl give the following chemical analysis, made on the spring growth 

 of this grass: — Albumen, 1.66; gluten, 9.13 ; starch, 1.64; gum, 3.25; 

 sugar, 5.05 per cent. 



Fcst.iica littoralis, "Coast Fescue," is a strong perennial grass, and 

 splendid for binding drift sand near the coast. F. duriuscula, " Hard 

 Fescue," is a perennial species of 1 to 2 feet liigh, which is found in the 

 mountainous parts of this State. It thrives well in hilly places, and is 

 a useful pasture grass, especially for slice]). According to Beutham, it 

 is one of the \vid('ly-disi)cr.sed forms of the " Sheep's Fescue," or /'. orina, 

 (Linu.), very abundant in downs and billy pastures of the tcni]U'ratc 

 regions, both of the new and old woild. 



ANALYSIS OF FesTI'CA DrUIISt T LA. 



Mr. Martin .1. Sutton gives the following analysis of this grass: — 



Wal.T 

 *Snlublt^ albuiniiKiids 

 tlnsdliiWe albumi loids .. 



Uigestibk- fibre 



Woody lilirc . . 

 JSohiblf mineral matter 

 §Insoluble miiierai matter 



Chloro])hyll, soluble carbo-hydrate 



•Containing nitrogen 

 tContaining nitrogen 



.'Vlbiiminoid nitrogen 

 Non-albumirioiil nitrogen 



Total nitrogen 



JContaining silica 

 §Containing silica 



Dichelachne crinita, "Long-hair Plume (irass," is conspicuous when 

 in inflorescence. On good soils it does wcdl, producing succulent herb- 

 age, and is relished by stock generally. (rhjcpria fluitans, "^ianna 

 Grass," is valuable on account of supplying good herbage iti <lamj> 

 localities, where other good grasses are scarce. 



Besides those mentioned there are other native grasses, which are of 

 value, as well as a number of indigenous herbs, which are eaten l)y stock. 

 Probably the most useful of the herbs are TrigoiicUa suarissima, " Sweet 



