pratensis, 
80 TRIANDRIA DIGYNIA. 
upright, egg-oblong, and appearing fomewhat 
pubefcent.. Calyx, valves briftle-fhaped, pointed, 
keeled, nearly equal. Morets, from 3 to 5, in 
oppofite rows, fomewhat diftant; valves, nearly 
equal, bowed, lance-fhaped, pointed. . 
F. Panicle pointing one way, nearly upright, 
loofe; fpikets nearly ftrap-fhaped, flatted, 
bluntifh; florets cylindrical, lightly nerved. 
It grows common in rich meadows and paf- 
tures. This is an excellent grafs both for meadow 
and pafture, is of a defirable’ fize in its ftems, 
producing aftergrafs in plenty ; it is alfo quick in 
its growth, is a profitable {pecies to the grazier or 
farmer, and forms a part in every good meadow. 
Were an equal quantity of the feed of the Avena | 
flavefcens and Poa nemoralis mixed, and to this 
mixture were added an equal. quantity of the feed 
of Feftuca pratenfis, I would confider them in 
fuch mixture as the foundation of a good mea- 
dow. And, as the Avena flavefcens and Poa 
nemoralis are fine in leaves and ftems, they would 
in fuch proportion qualify the Feftuca pratenfis, 
which is much coarfer than either; whilft the 
ftout manner in which the Feftuca_pratenfis 
grows, would fupport and prevent the others 
from 
