102 AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS. 
eaten, but when the more delicate kinds are withered, it is readily 
eaten, as it retains its greenness long after the others have become 
dry. In former years, the seeds of this grass were gathered in 
large quantities by the natives as an article of food, and being 
ground between two stones, was converted into a kind of meal. 
All the colonies except Tasmania and Western Australia. 
122. Panicum prostratum, Zamarck., B.FI., vii., 476. 
Perhaps also indigenous to tropical America. It is perennial, 
and good for pastures. 
Northern Australia. 
123. Panicum pygmeum, *.Br., B.FI., vii., 484. 
A small species, creeping and rooting at the nodes; will grow 
well under a dense shade. It forms a soft, thick, carpet-like 
verdure. (Bailey.) 
New South Wales and Queensland. 
124. Panicum repens, Z77., (Syn. P. arenarium, Brot.; P. atr- 
otdes, R.Br.) ; B.FI., vii., 484. 
The stems spring from a creeping and rooting base; it is too 
small a grass to be of value for feed, but will grow well under a 
dense shade, yet some style it a good fodder grass. It is per- 
ennial, and well suited for naturalization on moist soil, river banks 
or swamps. It is not endemic in Australia. 
All the colonies except Tasmania and Western Australia. 
125. Panicum sanguinale, Zinz., (Syn. Digttarza sanguinalis, 
Scop. ; Syntherisma vulgare, Schrad.) ; B.Fl., vii., 469. 
“Hairy” or “ Cock’s-foot Finger-grass.”” ‘‘ Summer Grass.” 
A creeping, quick-growing grass; a great pest to farmers. It 
readily disseminates itself on barren ground, and is likely to add 
to the value of desert pastures, although it is annual. Stock 
relish this grass. 
“Tt is of no agricultural use, but rather a troublesome weed, 
especially in those countries in which it is a native.” (Parnell.) 
