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low stamens this is the greater part of crops of hay. The MAT- 

 GRASS, (Nardus stricta,) a small, harsh plant of the commons, 

 having a thin, narrow spike, with the florets all turned one way. 

 The CAT'S-TAIL GRASS, (Phleum pratense,) a green, hard, 

 round spike, with few stamens ; abundant in meadows. The 

 WALL BARLEY, (Hordeum murinum,) the spike covered with 

 long, stiff bristles. This is the grass that boys put up their 

 sleeves, in order that it may crawl to the shoulder, this it 

 does by means of the awns or bristles, which are furnished 

 with teeth like a saw ; thus with every motion of the boy, 

 the awns move the same way because the teeth prevent their 

 returning, though not their going forward. COUCH GRASS, 

 or CREEPING WHEAT-GRASS, (Triticum repens.) This is 

 the troublesome Grass with long, jointed, white roots, which 

 farmers and gardeners are so anxious to destroy. Its leaves 

 are so loaded with flint that their edges are sharp enough to 

 cut the mouth when drawn through it, the florets are on two 

 opposite sides of the spike. The SEA WHEAT -GRASS, 

 (Triticum junceum,) is a whitish-green Grass, common on 

 the sea shore. The RYE GRASS, (Lolium perenne,) found 

 everywhere on banks and in meadows, often grown with Clover. 

 It has a fibrous root, and florets distant from each other, on 

 opposite sides of the spikes. The DOG'S-TAIL GRASS, (Cy- 

 nosurus cristatus,) with a thick, stiff spike of short florets, all 

 turned one way. Of the tufted-headed species, we have the 

 Common COCK'S-FOOT GRASS, (Dactylis glomerata,) this is 

 branched at the top, and the florets all collected in thick bun- 

 dles. Of the loose-headed Grasses there are the QUAKE 

 GRASS, (Briza media,) this has a head of very fine hair-like 

 branches, with a small, wide spikelet at the end of each alto- 

 gether so delicate that it is always in motion, and so called 



TOTTER-GRASS, Or WAG WANTING. The SOFT GRASS, 



(Holcus mollis,) which has numerous small florets, all white 

 with down. The STERILE BROME GRASS, (Bromus sterilis,) 

 with a very wide-spreading head, and a long spike of awned 

 florets at the end of each branch. The REED, (Arundo 

 pragmites,) cultivated by acres on the banks of rivers, and 

 growing wild in such places. Two or three sorts of Meadow 

 Grass, one of which is the ANNUAL MEADOW GRASS, (Poa 



