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52. Exrymus ARENARIUS. 
Sea Lyme-Grafs. 
This grafs, together with the fea-reed, helps to 
fupport the fand-banks from the. encroachments of 
the tide. Grows near St. Ives, Cornwall. 
53. Festuca Ovina. 
Sheep’ s-Fefcue Grafs, 
So juftly celebrated for the mutton and venifon 
that it feeds. This is the predominant grafs of all 
our downs; and is, perhaps, the beft grafs for 
bowling-greens, lawns, &c. 
Festuca Ovina TENuIs. 
The fineft Sheep’s-Fe/fcue. 
It grows on Banftead-Downs and Gog-Magog 
Hills.—We may credit the Londoners for the fweet- 
nefs and fuperior excellence of Banftead mutton, from 
a comparative view of its fe/tuca ovina. 
54. Festuca VivipaRa. 
Viviparous Fefcue. 
Bearing young graffes inftead of feed. Vide 
Pennant’s “fourney to Snowdon, pages 160 and x6 fe 
Snowdon-Hill. 
55- Festuca DurruscuLa. 
Hardifb Fefcue-Grafs. 
This is an excellent grafs, and worthy of all culti- 
vation. Its verdure is moft delightful to the eye; it- 
. affords 
