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CYNOSURUS CRISTATUS. 
Linnzxus. J. E. Smitn. Hooxrrr anp Arnott. Parnett. Macrerent. 
Kuntu. Ratrs. Linpney. Grevitite. Basrneton. 
ReicHenBacH. Deakin. Sincnarr. Repwan. WILLDENOW. 
Martyn. Knapp. STILLINGFLEET. 
Scuraper. Host. Scureser. Lreers. Oxrper. WITHERING. 
PLATE XLIV.—A. 
Gramen cristatum, Bavntn. Ray. GeERARDE. 
The Crested Dog’s-tail Grass. 
Cynosurus—Dog’s-tail. Cristatus—Crested. 
Cynosvurus. Linneus.—The Dog’s-tail Grass. Two British species; one 
the Cynosurus cristatus, common; the other C. echinatus, local. Name 
derived from the Greek. 
A VALUABLE permanent pasture Grass, but too dry and hard 
for hay. It flourishes best in clayey soils. Cattle are fond 
of the young leaves, yet reject the flower stalks, which cause 
the fields to look unsightly when they become dry. The 
stems are valuable for the manufacture of plait for Leghorn 
bonnets. 
Common in England, Scotland, and Ireland. 
Native of France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Portugal, 
Spain, Prussia, Norway, and Sweden, extending to an elevation 
of two thousand feet. 
Stem circular, smooth, erect, and striated, having five flat, 
narrow, acute leaves, with smooth sheaths. Joint smooth. In- 
florescence simple-panicled. Panicle upright, one inch and a 
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