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GRASSES AND FORAGE PLANTS. 



pastures it is superior to Timothy, which is not a suitable pasture 

 grass. 



Slender Foxtail, Qalopecurus ag-restis.) ('Fig. 8.) This 

 grass is rarely found here, never, indeed, except when intro- 



Fig. 8. Slender Foxtail. Fig. 11. Floating Foxtail. 



duced in foreign seed, and therefore, scarcely deserves a detailed 

 description. It is recognized by its long, slender panicle, taper- 

 ing at each end, and the long awn which projects far beyond 



