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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



upon the inland countries when blown by storms towards the land. 

 Its companions in this beneficent work are the Lyme grass, Elymus 

 arenarius, a bold habited grass with broad, arching, glaucous leaves ; 

 and the Sea-sedge, Gare.c armaria. The Cat's-tail grass, Phleum 

 pratense, may be found in almost every meadow, and is one of the 

 most valuable hay grasses, though coarse and little cared for by 

 cattle when growing. It produces a long close spike, which suffi- 

 ciently agrees with its name to aid in its identification. The Hare's- 

 foot grass, Lagurus ovatus, is quite a beauty, and I present you with 

 a miniature of the complete plant, as well as a figure of a flower- 

 spike natural size. It is scarce, being usually only found as a 

 British plant on sandy spots in Guernsey, but it is much grown in 

 gardens, both to adorn the rockery while living, and to assist in the 

 formation of winter bouquets when dried. 



The Millet Grass, Milium effusum, is very distinct. If you can 



- TUFTED HAIE GBASS. 



EEED MEADOW GEABS. 



imagine a ghostly bit of wire-work intended to represent a suc- 

 cession of umbrella-ribs, with one stem piercing the whole, you 

 may, when you meet with it, be able to effect an identification. 

 Wretched comparison — suffice that this is a daddy-longleg sort 

 of a grass that I must not say another word about. The Feather 

 Grass, Stipa pennata, you are not likely to find wild, but as you 

 cannot do without its handsome feathery plume for winter bouquets, 

 plant it in the garden, and thus enlarge your field. The Fine 

 Bent grass, or Black Quintale (or Twitch), Agrostis vulgaris, bears 

 most delicate, purplish spikelets on hair-like stems, that tremble to 

 every passing breeze. 



Another pretty thing is the Silky Bent, A. spica-venti, with 

 loose light panicle of pink or pale green hue, shining like silk, and 

 bending most elegantly to the passing breeze. It is plentiful in 

 moist fiat lands near London. The Tufted Hair-grass, Aira 

 ccespitosa, is another delicate beauty, commonly inhabiting ditches 



