904 



THE COMPLETE GRAZIER. 



BOOK. X. 



FINE-LEAVED FESCUE, or slender-leaved sheep's fescue (Festuca 

 tenuifolia), is a typical constituent of sheep pastures. Its folded, 

 thread-like leaves are so attenuated that the entire plant presents a 



Xat. size. 



Fig. 392. "Seed" of Fes- 

 tuca heterophylla 



(Various-leaved Fescue). 



Front and side views, 

 magnified 6 diameters. 



Fig. 393. "Seed" of 

 Festuca ovina tenuifolia 



(Fine-leaved Sheep's Fescue). 



Front and side views, 

 magnified 15 diameters. 



wiry appearance. Nevertheless, it is juicy and palatable, and there is 

 no grass more relished by sheep. It is deep-rooted, and is naturally 



Nat. size. 



Fig. 394. "Seed" of 

 Agrostis alba var. 

 stolonifera (Fiorin, or 

 Creeping Bent Grass). 



With and without the chaff, 

 magnified 15 diameters. 



Fig. 395. Marsh Bent. 



Agrostis alba. 



suited to poor, dry uplands. It is useless to sow it on rich soils, as 

 it gradually disappears. Fig. 393 affords a view of the " seed." 



FIORIN, or creeping bent grass (Agrostis alba, L., var. stolonifera), 

 is a stout broad-leaved grass, sending out prostrate stems or stolons, 



