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still well in the Faroe-Islands, and yet some varieties of turnips are 

 also a reliable winter-crop in Central Australia. Oil-Raps and 

 turnips are grown as far north as 70 22' in Norway [Schuebeler]. 

 Rhind mentions a very tall variety, introduced from the Vendee, 

 as cattle-provender. Within the tropics grown during the cool 

 season. The annual import of Raps-seeds in Britain during many 

 years was valued at a million pounds ; in 1884 it was one-and-a-half 

 millions. In the cold zone the winter-varieties of cabbage are 

 particularly important. Turnips succeed generally even under the 

 equator. Only the turnip-varieties ripen seeds for resowing in the 

 deserts of Central Australia [Rev. H. Kempe], though cabbage, 

 cauliflower, and kohl-rabi can there be grown through the whole 

 year ; cabbages even in the lowlands of the South-Sea-Islands. 

 In Britain, the kitchen-vegetables from this species are obtained 

 earliest from the Channel-Islands, 



Briza media, Linn. 



Europe, Western and Northern Asia. A perennial early but slender 

 grass, particularly fitted for poor soil in cool climates. Sinclair 

 regards its nutritive power considerable, and notes that it is readily 

 consumed by horses, cattle and sheep. Messrs. Sowerby and C. 

 Johnstone recommend it on account of the scantiness of its foliage 

 merely for naturalisation. Prof. Hieronymus mentions as extra- 

 tropic South-American sheep-grasses, B. Lamarckiana, Nees., B. 

 stricta, Hooker, and B. triloba, Nees, all perennial. 



Bromus asper, Murray. 



Europe, Northern and Middle Asia. A good perennial fodder-grass 

 for wood-regions, but like Festuca gigantea late in the season. 



Bromus ciliatus, Linne. 



North- America. A perennial fattening grass, resembling the 

 Prairie-grass, growing in mild temperate climes all the winter and 

 also during summer, if drought is not too long continued, starting 

 afresh after the least rain [Dr. Curl]. 



Bromus erectus, Hudson. 



Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia. Important as a perennial 

 nutritious grass for dry lime-stone regions ; much liked by cattle and 

 sheep. Particularly valuable for poor calcareous soil [Dr. Stebler], 

 Prof. Naudin regards it as superior to Lolium for lawns in hot dry 

 regions. B. mollis, L. is dangerous for spreading the red rust 

 fungus, Puccinia straminis (Uredo Rubigo), and so it would likely 

 be with other congeners. 



Bromus inermis, Leysser. 



Europe and Northern Asia. Perennial, rather tall, root creeping. 

 Lauded by Prof. Hilgard for Californian growth, as " Hungarian 

 Brome-grass." 



