IIAKD FESCUE. 63 



CHAPTEH XIV. 



IIAED FESCUE GRASS. 



Festuca Duriuscida — Specific Character. 



Taller than tlie slieep's fescue, witli spikelets 



rather larger usually in a nioie compound panicle; 



culm leaves often flat or less convulate, and the 



lower with their sheaths either smooth or hairy. 



I^ew England and Yirginia, natural and indigenous ; 



Northward, Gray. Flowers in June and ripens seeds 



in July. 



Way's Analysis. 



100 parts as taken green from the field June 13tb. 



OQ 



Water G9.bo 



Albuminous or flesh forming principles 3. 70 



Eatty matters..'. 1.02 



Heat producing principles, starcb, sui^ar, gum, etc.. .. 12.4v] 



Woody Fibre....? ^. 11.83 



Mineral matter or Ash 1.00 



100.00 



100 parts of the grass dried at 212*^ Fahr. 



Albuminous or flesh forming princij)les 12.10 



Eatty matters 3 .31 



Heat producing principles, starch, sugar, gum, etc... 40.43 



Woody Fibre .- 38.71 



Mineral matter or Ash 5.42 



100.00 

 The hard fescue may be classed amongst the best 

 native grasses for general purposes ; it will thrive on 

 a great variety of soils, and produce a greater weight 

 of fodder than might be expected from its dwarf 

 habit of growth compared with some of the others ; 

 and is found to resist the effects of severe drought in 



