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FESTUCA PRATENSIS. 



HUDSON. HOOKER AND ARNOTT. J. E. SMITH. KOCH. GREVILLE. 



KUNTH. CURTIS. MARTYN. KNAPP. SCHRADER. 

 RELHAN. ABBOT. BABINGTON. RALFS. MACREIGHT. DEAKIN. 



PLATE XLV. 



Festuca loliacea, 



" elatior, 

 K t( 



" fluitans, var. 

 JBucetum loliaceum, 



" pratense, 

 ScJiedonorus pratensis, 



SMITH. HOOKER. GTREVILLE. KOCH. 



LlNN^US. HOST. SCHREBER. LEERS. 



EHRHART. WITHERING. 



HUDSON. 



PARNELL. 



PARNELL. 



LlNDLEY. 



The Meadow Fescue Grass. 



Festuca . 



Pratensis Meadow. 



FESTUCA. Linnaus. The derivation of this word is dubious. It is a 

 genus containing seven species according to Sir W. Hooker, but less in 

 number according to Parnell, who separates several species under the name 

 of Sucetum. The Grasses in Festuca have a loose panicle with many 

 flowered spikelets, which are laterally compressed. Some of the species 

 differ considerably from each other, as will be seen by reference to the 

 figures and descriptions. 



A VALUABLE Grass for agricultural purposes, growing on almost 

 any soil, yielding a rich, tender succulent hay, and being much 

 liked by cattle. 



Common throughout England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, 



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