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Festuca ovina hordeiformis, long-awned sheep's-fescue. 

 Straw long, clear, and equal. 



Nardus stricta, upright matt-grass. Straw long without 

 joints, very fine, equal and tough : perhaps the best grass 

 for the supply of straw for the Leghorn plait. 



Dry Soils. 



Cynosurus cristatus, crested dog's-tail grass. Straw fine, 

 strong, and tough, well adapted for plait: but the culms 

 are frequently hable to discoloration, particularly after 

 flowering. 



Poa angustifoUa, narrow-leaved meadow-grass. Straw 

 very long, fine, and clear ; superior to the poa pratensis, of 

 which Miss Woodhouse's celebrated bonnet was made. 



Hordeum pratense. Straw of the best quality for plait, being- 

 fine, tough, and clear. 



Anthoxanthum odoratum, sweet-scented vernal grass. 

 Straw clear and straight, but frequently rather coarse. 



Agrostis lobata, lobed bent-grass. Straw short, but very 

 fine, clear, and tough. 



Agrostis spica ventis, silky bent-grass. An annual, straw 

 long, fine, and clear. 



Avenajlavescetis. Straw generally fine, bleaches well, and 

 of an equal and tough quality. 



Agrostis vulgaris mutica. Straw fine, bleaches easily, but 

 is rather short. 



Avena pubescens. Straw generally fine, long, and of a 

 good colour. 



Festuca heterophyllOf various-leaved fescue. Straw similar 

 to that oi festuca duriuscula. 



Damp or Moist Soils. 



Agrostis canina fascicular is, bundled-leaved brown bent. 

 Straw very fine and white. 



Agrostis canina mutica, brown bent. Straw longer than 

 the preceding, in all other respects similar to it. 



Agrostis stoloniftra angustifoUa, narrow-leaved runner- 



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