AGRICULTURE AND PLANTING. GS 



On Natural G rasses. 



In gardens common, and gro\v^ wild near Cambridge, 

 Perennial, flowering in July. 



98. Arundo Arenaria. Sea reed. Marram. Sea mat-weed. 

 This grass is of great service in keeping up the sand-banks against the 

 $ea-side, and is used for making besoms, for sweeping carpets, &c, 

 Perf;m/«/, flowering in July. 

 99. Lolium Perenne. Perennial darnel. Red darnel, or ray grass, 

 ' Already described. 



100. Lolium Temulentum. Bearded darnel. 

 A great pest in some corn, fields. It is of an intoxicating quality, and there 

 are many instances, both on record and traditionary, of people being intoxicated 

 with bread which has contained it. 

 Annual, flowering in July. 



101. Lolium Arvense. JVhite darnel. Beardless darnel. 

 .<4w«Ma/, flowering in July. 

 102, Rotbollia Incurvata. Sea hard grass.— Annual, iiovfex'mg'in AyLgu^t, 



103, Elymua Arenarius, Upright sea Ij/ine grass. 

 This grass, together with the sea reed, helps to support the sand-banks from 

 the encroachments of the tide. Grows near St. Ives, Cornwall; Isle of Bute, 

 Norfolk ;• and in Scotland, &c. Perennial, flowering in July, 



104, Elymus Geniculatus, Pendulous sea lyme grass. 

 Perennial, flowering in July. 



105. Elymus Europaeus. JVood lyme grass. 

 In various parts of the north of England,— Pe?'e«J2w/, flowering in June. 



106. Hordeum Murinum. Wall barley. Mouse barley. Way bennet. 

 Annual, flowering in March — November, 

 107. Hordeum pratense. Meadow barley.— Perennial, flowering in June 



108, Hordeum Maritimum, Sea barley. Squirrel-tail grass. 

 Annual, flowering in June and July, 



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