FORAGE PLANTS. 85 
Roem. et Schult.; P. Michauxt, Kunth; P. ¢halassica, 
Kunth. ; Festuca distichophylla, Hook. f.) ; B.FI., vii., 637. 
This dwarf creeping grass is of great value for binding soil, 
forming rough lawns, useful for edging garden plots in arid places, 
and covering coast sand. 
All the colonies except Western Australia and Queensland. 
56. Echinopogon ovatus, Beauv., (Syn. £. Siebert, Steud. ; 
Agrostis ovata, Forst.; Cinna ovata, Kunth; Hystericina 
alopecurioides, Steud.) ; B.F1., vii., 599. 
“ Rough-bearded Grass.” 
An erect, glabrous grass, found plentifully throughout the 
winter months along the banks of riversand creeks. Mr. Buchanan 
Cndigenous Grasses of New Zealand) speaks of it as a harsh, 
scabrid grass. He states that it is eaten by sheep and cattle, but 
is of little value on account of its harsh, non-succulent foliage and 
straggling habit. 
All the colonies. 
57. Ectrosia leporina, #.Zr., B.FI., vii., 633. 
Perennial ; seeds in October and November. A good pasture 
grass. 
New South Wales to Northern Australia. 
58. Ectrosia leporina, var. micrantha, &.2r., B.Fl., vii., 634. 
Perennial ; seeds in October and November. A somewhat 
uncommon grass, growing on sandy soil, and not of much value 
on account of its rarity. 
North Queensland. 
59. Hleusine epyptiaca, Pers., (Syn. Z. cruciata, Lam.; £. 
radulans, R.Br.; Cynosurus egyptius, Linn.; Dactyloctentum 
e@gyptiacum, Willd.), B.F1., vii., 615. 
“ Egyptian Finger Grass.” 
