134 POLYGAMIA MONOECIA. 
leaves and ftems, the under part generally 
fuffers materially. When fowing fome of the 
ftrong or coarfe graffes, fuch as Daétylis glo- 
merata, Feftuca elatior, Avena elatior, or 
Phleum pratenfe, I would advife a certain por- 
tion of the Holcus lanatus to be fown with 
them. For the ftrong foliage and ftems of 
the above four, would fupport the weak pro- 
lific leaves and ftems of this Holcus, and 
canfe them to incline upright, by which an 
effential part of its produce, that next the 
earth, might be preferved, which otherwife 
would be injured for want of air. There are 
two varieties of this plant, one with filver- 
ftriped, the other with gold-{triped leaves, which 
I have often met growing, Cattle eat it. 
P. June. July. 
fis nye lypcatsac. 
"| Minfhér birchalgach. 
EncLisH.—Short-awned Soft-grafs. Englifh Hay- 
feed. Soft, or Meadow Soft-grafs. 
Ob. Roots fibrous. Stems many, upright, 
ftriated, leafy, Leaves flat and foft to the 
touch, hairy underneath, Sheath-/cale truncated, - 
fhort, 
