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small quantities to England, .'^rt^^'iis^ii' l)y the Germabsand CASE 

 French to mix with French "AVllisk for the manufacture of 103. 

 velvet brushes, clothes brushes, ttc, which are shipped to this 

 country and sold at a very low price. It is inferior in quality 

 to French Whisk, and is liable in drying to become brittle 

 and break oil'. (See Kew JhtUttin, 1887, Dec, p. 9.) 



Note hair brushes or combs, such as are used by the Pata- 

 gonian Indians, made of Broom Roor. 



Observe also samples of Timothy Grass {Phlcum pratensCy 

 L.), an excellent fodder and well-known pasture grass. 



In the lower division of this Case note a Basket and Hassock 

 made of the Makram Grass, or Sea Kei<:d {Ammophila 

 arundinacea, Host.), the former from Norfolk, the latter from 

 Lancashire. Also a table mat from Dorsetshire, and shoes 

 from Yarmouth. A mat is also shown, made of this grass by 

 the Welsh peasants, such as is used in churches and houses 

 in Wales. In 1641 it is recorded that mat and rope making 

 from the Marram grass was the only handicraft of the 

 inhabitants of the village of Newborough. 



Tribe IX. Avene.^. In the upper part of this Case observe CASE 

 flowering specimens of several British grasses, including Aira 104- 

 crespitosa, L., A.Jlexiiosa, L., Holcus lanatus^ L., and others. 



The remainder of the Case is devoted to illustrations of the 

 Oat (Avena sativaylu.), an annual grass extensively cultivated 

 under numerous varieties in Middle and Northern Europe. 

 It is a very important grain crop in Scotland, where the seeds 

 form a staple article of food amongst the people. By kiln 

 drying and removing the husk, which adheres firmly to the 

 grain, oats yield groats or grits, which when ground constitute 

 oatmeal, and is used for making porridge or oat-oake, which is 

 very nourishing, though slightly laxative. The Oat is hardier 

 than wheat or barle;^, and 'with- us is chiefly used for feeding 

 horses. ■ • ••' ■'' ' '- ' ' ""'■" ' - ' ' ' •' ''' ' '" \ '■.'■'' 



A specimen of Wild Oats ( Arena fatna, L.), Brijjtle 

 Pointed Oats {A, strigosa, Schreb.), and Fly Oats {A.sterilisy 

 L.) ; also Late and Early Ai^Girs,' and*^^BtiAeK TArtariAn 

 Oats, varieties of ^. sativa, ;. j.- . 



No. 181. Ancient Hand Qt^teRN, formerly used -for- grind- 

 ing corn in the North of Ireland. •. . : . ; 



Further specimens of varieties of cultivated '^ats' are '^h' CASE 

 tinned in this Case, including Dun WiNi-ERV S^-^^D^, PolTATQ, 105. 

 Barbachlaw, and Hopetoun. ' •• ^"' ' -^^v.v.- 



