FORAGE PLANTS. 89 
75. Eriochloa punctata, Mamzlt., (Syn. Milium punctatum, 
Linn. ; Paspalum punctatum, Fligge) ; B.FI., vii., 462. 
This is an excellent grass, both for summer and winter ; it is 
rapid-growing, sweet, and succulent, and is greatly relished by 
stock. It is perennial, and grows on stiff, clayey soil. Seeds in 
November and December. 
Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales. 
76. Festuca ovina, Zzvn., (Syn. #. duriuscula, Linn.) ; B.FI.,, vii., 
664. F. durtuscula in Muell. Cens., p. 134. 
‘“‘ Sheep’s Fescue.” 
A perennial grass, thriving on widely different soils, even on 
-moory and sandy ground. It yields a good crop, resists drought, 
and is also well adapted for lawns and the swards of parks. It is 
not endemic in Australia. 
All the colonies except Queensland and Western Australia. 
777, Glyceria dives, /.v.17., (Syn. Festuca dives, F.v.M.; Poa dives, 
F.v.M.); B.FI., vii., 659. Poa dives in Muell. Cens., p. 134. 
One of the most magnificent of all sylvan grasses, not rarely 
twelve feet, and exceptionally seventeen feet high ; root perennial, 
or, perhaps, of two or three years’ duration. This grass deserves 
to be cultivated in any forest tracts, as it prospers in shade ; along 
rivulets in deep soil it assumes its grandest forms. It requires a 
cool climate. The large panicle affords nutritious forage. 
Victoria, from West Gippsland to Dandenong, and the 
sources of the Yarra and Goulburn. 
78. Glyceria fiuitans, #.2r., (Syn. Festuca fiuttans, Linn.) ; 
B.FI., vii., 657. Poa fluitans, Scopoli, in Muell. Cens., 
p. 134. 
“Manna Grass.” 
Perennial; excellent for stagnant water and slow-flowing 
streams. The foliage is tender. The seeds are sweet and palat- 
able, and are in many countries used for porridge. 
All the colonies except Queensland. 
