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portion to its age, which is directly the reverse of the 

 Rye-grass. 



7. F. pratensis, panicle nearly upright, branched, spreading, 

 turned to one side ; spikelets linear, compressed ; florets nume- 

 rous, cylindrical, obscurely ribbed ; nectary 4-cleft ; root fibrous ; 

 stem 2 feet high ; leaves linear. Meadow Fescue-grass. 



Hab. Meadows and pastures. June, July. If. 



Mr CURTIS recommends this as in many respects superior 

 to Rye-grass, at least for the purpose of forming or im- 

 proving meadows. It is larger and more productive of 

 foliage ; it is strictly perennial, is very hardy, and will 

 thrive not only in very wet, but also in dry ground. Its 

 seeds are very abundant, easily gathered, and grow rea- 

 dily. 



8. F. elatior, panicle somewhat drooping, much branched, 

 spreading loosely every way ; spikelets ovate-lanceolate ; florets 

 numerous, cylindrical, somewhat awned, obscurely ribbed ; nec- 

 tary four-cleft ; root creeping i stem about 4 feet high ; leaves 

 linear-lanceolate. Tall Fescue-grass. 



Hob. Moist meadows, and the banks of rivers, not uncom- 

 mon. Dodd's Well, and other places on our seabanks, 

 Thomp. River side above Yarrowhaugh. July. 7/ 



9. F. sylvatica, spike simple, drooping ; spikelets nearly cylin- 

 drical, turned to one side ; awns longer than their glumes ; 

 leaves hairy; stems 2 feet high, slender; root fibrous. Wood 

 Fescue-grass. 



Hab. Woods and moist meadows, frequent. July, Aug. I/. 



36. BROMUS. 



1. B. mollis, panicle erect, rather close, compound ; spikelets 

 ovate, downy; florets imbricated, depressed, ribbed; awns as 

 long as the glumes ; leaves and sheaths very soft and downy ; 

 stems 1 to 2 feet high. Soft Brome-grass. 



Hab. Fields and road-sides, common. June. <J 



2. B. asper, panicle drooping, branched ; spikelets linear-ob- 

 lorig, compressed; florets about 8, rather distant, lanceolate, 

 compressed, downy, longer than the straight awn; leaves uni- 



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