62 ' MINUTES OF 



Oil Natural Grasses, 



84. Bromus Sterilis. Barren brome grass.-- Annual, flowering in June and July. 



85. Bromus Diandrus. Upright annual brome ^rflw.—Flowering in June. 

 86. Bromus Sylvaticus. Slender wood brome grass.— Perennial, flowering in July. 

 87. Bromus Pinnatus. Spiked heath brome grass. 

 Common in several parts of Englsind.— Perennial, flowering in July. 



88. Stipa Pennata. Long axcned feather grass. 

 Very scarce, if at all to be found now.— Perennial, flowering in July, 

 89. Avena Fatua, JVild oat, or haver. 

 • A GREAT pest to corn fields, particularly in the fens of Lincolnshire* 

 .Annual, flowering in July and August. 



90. Avena Pubescens. Downy oat grass. 

 ' In several parts of Norfolk, common. -- Pere/mial, flowering in June. 

 91. Avena Pratensis. Narrow leaved oaf grass.— Perennial, flowering in July. 

 92. Avena Flavescens. Yellow oat grass. 

 Perennial, flowering in June and July. 



93. Lagurus Ovatus. Hare' s-tail grass. 

 In Guernsey partially.—^wwMfl/, flowering in June. 



94. Arundo Phragmites. Common reed. 



Its economical use is for thatching, for which purpose it is superior to any 

 thing growing in England, being neater and more durable than any othef 

 thatching. . Very common in fe^nny countries. 

 Perennial, flowering in July. 



95. Arundo Epigejos. Wood reed. 

 Peculiar to fenny countries, about Ely, &c. Perennial, flowering in July. 



96. Arundo Calamagrostis. Small hedge reed. 

 A STATELY grass, and an ornament to the barjks and hedges; but that is all, 

 being rejected by all sorts of cattle. In Leicestershire, Norfolk, Lincolnshire^ 

 Cambridgeshire, &<". Perennial, flowering in July. 



97. Arundo Colorata. Canary reed grass. 



