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land to the east (Syria), and to the north (Northern 

 France, Holland, Belgium, and England) of its native 

 range. In England it is confined to the eastern counties,, 

 and possibly owes its presence to the introduction of 

 hay. 



Apera Spica-venti, Beauv. It appears from book 

 records to be a native of sandy pastures in Central 

 and South-East Europe. North-west of this, the plant 

 is confined to cultivated ground and roadsides. It 

 is not uncommon in South-East England in sandy 

 situations of this kind, and is more sparingly scattered 

 over the rest of Britain. Johnson's remark in 1633, 

 in commenting upon Gerarde's first record, that it 

 was probably the grass sold for decoration in London,, 

 suggests the possibility that a trade in it may have 

 been the cause of its frequency in Middlesex. 



Avena fatua, L. No native habitat can be found on- 

 record for this species, but in Temperate Europe, Asia, 

 and Africa it occurs in cultivated and waste ground.- 

 In Britain it is locally plentiful. 



Avena strigosa, Schreb. Native in meadows near 

 the Caspian Sea, between Sallian and Lenkoran. In 

 the British Isles, as in the rest of Europe, it is only 

 known in cultivated fields. 



Briza maxima, L. A native of grassy hills in the 

 Mediterranean region. An occasional escape from 

 garden culture in England. 



Briza minor, L. A native of the pastures of Southerrt 

 Europe which has spread as a weed of cultivated. 



