156 Select Plants for Industrial Culture 



its copiousness is somewhat less. The seed is readily collected. The 

 tall variety (arundinacea) will occupy wet land preferentially among 

 the best of eligible fodder-grasses. It can be mixed advantage- 

 ously with F. oviria, is superior to Rye-grass in production and 

 improves with age. It succeeds also on humid and even swampy 

 ground and in forest-land as well with sandy as a calcareous subsoil- 

 Dr Curl observes, that this and some other Fescues grow vigorously 

 in New Zealand, and yield pasturage there also in the cool season, 

 when Rye-grass is nearly dormant. Chemical analysis, made in 

 spring, gave the following results: Albumen 2'47, gluten 2'75, 

 starch O50, gum 2*84, sugar 2*84 per cent. (F. v. Mueller and L. 

 Rummel). F. aruudinacea (Schreber), F. pratensis and F. loliacea 

 (Hudson) 'are varieties of this species. 



Pestuca flava, F. v. Mueller. (Poa jlava, Gronovius; Tricusins sesleriodes, 



Torrey : Uralepis cuprea, Kunth. ) 



The tall Red-top Grass of the Eastern States of North- America. 

 A perennial sand-grass with wide panicles. F. scabrella is one of 

 the " Bunch-grasses " of Oregon and California. 



Pestuca gigantea, Villars. 



Europe and Middle Asia. A good perennial forest-grass. 



Festuca heterophylla, Lamarck. 



Europe. This perennial grass is best fitted for cool forest-tracts. 

 Recommended also among lawn-grasses. 



Festuca Hookeriana, F. v. Mueller.* 



Alps of Australia and Tasmania. A tall perennial grass, evidently 



nutritious, required to be tried for pasture-culture, and perhaps destined 



to become a new meadow-grass of colder countries elsewhere. Stands 



mowing and depasturing well; much liked by cattle, horses and 



. sheep (Th. Walton). 



Festuca litoralis, La Billardiere. 



Extra-tropical Australia and New Zealand. An important strong 

 perennial grass for binding drift-sand on sea-shores. 



Festuca Magellanica, Lamarck. 



Extra-tropic South- America. Ascending the Andes to 12,000 

 feet, and contributing much to the fattening pasturage there (Hier- 

 onymus). 



Festuca ovina, Linne. 



Sheep-Fescue. Europe, Northern and Middle Asia, North- 

 America; found also in South- America and the Alps of Australia 

 and New Zealand. This species, like F. elatior, is obtainable with 

 facility. F. duriuscula and F. rubra (Linne) are varieties. A per- 

 rennial grass, thriving on widely different soils, even moory and 

 sandy. It yields a good produce, maintains its virtue, resists drought, 

 and is also well adapted for lawns and swards of parks. F. vaginata 



