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inches taller, but otherwise practically identical. The seed of 



the tall meadow fescue is two to three times as expensive as 

 the smaller type. 



Taller fescue taken at Cornell Station June 22. Plant passing out of bloom. Highest 

 culms 51 inches; clump 36 inches wide; 21 months old from single seed. Note the 

 spreading character of basal leaves compared with smooth brome grass. 



There are more kinds of seed of the genus Festuca carried 

 by seedsmen than of any other genus of grasses. Among these 

 may be mentioned three closely related species or varieties 

 namely, sheep's fescue (F. ovina L.), hard fescue (F. durius- 



