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The genus is an important one for meadow grass and as of 

 secondary importance to the above may be mentioned u Canada/' 

 " Virginia/' or " Jblatstone " Blue Grass (Poa comyressa, Linn.;, 



native of Northern Europe; u Texas Blue Grass " (Poa arachni- 

 fera, Torr.), native of North America; "Fowl Meadow Gra I H 

 {P. serotina, Ehrh.), of the northern temperate regions and i€ Tus- 

 sock Grass" {P. fiabellata, Hook., Dactylis caesjritosa, Forst.j. 

 a native of the Falkland Islands, introduced to Britain in 1 V2 

 as a fodder plant with success only in the West of Scotland. 



Glyceria aquatica, Wahlenb. (Poa aquatica, Linn.); Water 



Meadow or Sweet Reed Giass. 



Perennial, upwards of 6 ft. high, growing in low-lying and 

 sometimes flooded ground in the northern temperate regions. 

 Common in the Fen districts of Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire 



where it is an important fodder plant, cut green in summer an< 

 as hay for winter. 



" Floating Sweet Grass " [Glyceria fluitaris, Br.), a semi- 

 aquatic perennial, common in Britain and on the Continent. 

 The grain is used as food in Germany, Holland, Poland and 



Russia. 



Festuca arundinacea, Schreb. (F. elatior, Linn, sub-sp. 

 ariindinacea, Hack.); Tall Fescue. 



Perennial, 3 to 6 ft. (Sutton), -5 to 5 ft. (Armstrong). Europe. 

 North Africa, grown for hay and pasture. Seed for England 

 was chiefly produced in the Rhenish Provinces, and it is now 

 practically unobtainable (Hunter). Sutton distinguishes the 

 continental plant as F . elatior, var. fertilis, Sinclair, the English 

 LiTown seed not being considered reliable for fertility. 



11 Reed Fescue " (F. littoralis, Br.), a native of New Zealand, 

 is sometimes sold for " Tall Fescue," but it is not recommended 

 on account of its coarse, reedy nature (Hunter, Armstrong). 



Festuca duriuscula, Linn. (F\ ovina, Linn. var. duriuscula, 

 Koch.); Hard Fescue. 



Perennial, 1 ft. and upwards. Europe; commonly in hilly 

 districts, of importance in sheep pastures, and for permanent 



graaa lands. 



Festuca heterophylla, Lam. (F. rubra, Linn, sub-p. heter- 



o/thylla, Hack.): Various-leaved Fescue. 



Perennial, 3 ft* Europe; cultivated in Britain for permanent 



pastures, 



Festuca ovina, Linn.; Sheep's Fescue. 



Perennial, 6 ins. or so in height. Europe; common in pas- 

 tures, especially for sheep; N. Europe — Russia, Highlands of 

 Scotland, &c, and in Siberia. A var. tenui folia is known as 

 'Fine-leaved Fescue." 



Festuca pratensis, Hwh. (F. elatior, Linn, sub-sp. pratcnsu, 

 Hack.); Meadow Fescue. 



