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Fie. 296. Lolium italicum A. Br. Italian Rye-grass. — A 

 biennial or perennial grass 6 t<> it <lin. high, with slender, usually 

 somewhat nodding, terminal spikes, i ml short-awned spikelets. A 

 valuable hay grass. — Introduced here and there through cultiva- 

 tion) especially on the Pacific Slope. 



