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standing its coarseness, cattle are fond of it, and it is recom- 

 mended for sowing in permanent pastures. It grows to a 

 height of 3 to 4 feet. 



Bromus, L. 



B. ramosus, Htids. Smooth Brome-grass. Gully below 

 Tigh Iain Daraich. Per., August. 



B. commutatus, Schrad. One plant, roadside, Kiloran. 

 Bi., June. 



B. hordeaceus, L. Soft Brome. Frequently met with in 

 Kiloran. Of small value for pastures. July. 



Br achy podium, Beauv. 



B. sylvaticum, Eoem. and Schult. Slender False Brome. 

 Shady situation on large boulders, mouth of New Cave. 

 Per., July. " It is not liked by domesticated animals, but 

 deer and rabbits eat it." 



Lolium, L. 



L. perenne, L. Perennial Ryegrass. Breoillean, C. 

 Common at the edges of fields. Per., June. Extensively 

 cultivated as a forage plant, and cultivated in England for 

 this purpose as early as 1677. It is suitable for a great 

 variety of soils, and adapted in an eminent degree for 

 alternate husbandry, producing a large bulk of highly 

 nutritious herbage. 



L. perenne, c multiftorum (Lam.). Italian Rye-grass. 

 A garden weed, Kiloran. June. It was introduced as a 

 forage grass from Hamburg in 1831, and from Italy in 1833. 

 As it is biennial in its nature, this species is more suited for 

 alternate husbandry than for permanent pastures. It grows 

 quickly and luxuriantly, and cattle are very fond of it. The 

 seed that is imported is said to yield an earlier and a heavier 

 crop than what is ripened in this country. 



