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SOUTHERN BENT. 



The SOUTHERN BENT (Agrostis dispar), Fig. 32, is a 

 native of this country, and has been highly extolled in 



France. It was at one 

 time highly commend- 

 ed in England, but 

 was very soon discard- 

 ed. It furnishes a hay 

 of rather coarse qual- 

 ity, and yields a large 

 produce on good, deep 

 sands and calcareous 

 soils. It tillers much, 

 and when once rooted 

 is very vigorous and 

 lasting, and conse- 

 quently makes a good 

 pasture grass. It is 

 similar in appearance 

 to some of the broad- 

 leaved varieties of 

 red top, and is said to 

 yield more than red- 

 top. It has stronger 

 and more numerous 

 creeping roots, broad- 

 er leaves, and more 

 upright leafy 

 stems. It is 

 most frequent- 

 ly met with in 

 the Southern 

 States, and in 

 the south of 

 France. Fig. 

 Fig. 32. southern Be, Fig. 33. 33 represents 



