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from being lodged, which otherwife would happen 
from the debility of their ftems. Thefe three 
would likewife produce an abundant aftergrafs ; 
for, as the Avena flavefcens and Poa nemoralis 
incline much to a fecond crop within the feafon, 
they would be greatly affifted by the Feftuca 
pratenfis, which fends forth leaves in abundance 
after mowing. I don’t confider it as a defirable 
grafs to cultivate feparately, not being very 
prolific in ftems. Horfes, fheep, cows and goats 
atts Pint; P, June. July. 
ee i 1€na. 
Fefcufhér léna. 
EncuisH.— Meadow Fefcue-gra/s. 
Ob. Roots fibrous. Stems erect, nearly 2 feet, 
cylindrical, fmooth, and leafy. Leaves linear, 
pointed, fpreading; upper leaves rough on each 
fide. Sheath ftriated, very {mooth, with a very 
fhort theath-fcale furrounding the ftem. Panicle 
nearly upright, branched, pointing one way$ 
branches in pairs, unequal, fimple for the moft 
part, and rough. Spikets on fhort foot-ftalks, 
alternate, fomewhat blunt, fmooth, and many- 
flowered. Calyx, valves unequal, fomewhat 
M acute, 
