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GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS. 



parenthesis is the name of the genus ; the second, that of the 

 species ; as for instance, in Herds-grass, {phleum pratense,') 

 phleum is the generic name, pratense the specific. A genus 

 often contains many species. 



The grasses which are described more or less minutely in the 

 following pages, are named in 



Table I. List of Grasses and Forag-e Plants. 



