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First quality :— 
Poa australis, 
Poa breviglumis. 
Hierochloe redolens. A fragrant solitary grass, abundant in the river 
valleys. 
Dichelachne crinita. A very valuable grass, forming fine tussocks where 
few other species exist, but solitary in thick 
swards of other grasses. 
? Valuable small tussock grasses. 
Agrostis avenoides, i 
» quart, Valuable small tussock grasses. 
i parviflora. 
a pilosa, 
d emula, 
Koleria cristata. A good grass, resembling foxtail, shining, solitary. 
Trisetum antarcticum. A tufted grass, common in good pasture. 
» subspicatum. 
econd quality, several being good cattle grasses :— 
Deschampsia cespitosa. 
Alopecurus geniculatus. oxtail, found also as an alpine. 
Echinopogon ovatus. 
n 
Dichelachne stipoides. 
Agrostis emula. 
s pilosa. 
Danthonia cunninghami, } cia. 
e raoulia. 
E eerie | Good cattle grasses. 
Arundo conspicua. A grass more ornamental than useful, although 
horses eat it. 
Gymnostichum gracile. Not common. 
Hordeum marinum. Wild barley. 
The third quality are alpines, found from 4,000 to 8,000 feet .— 
Poa exigua, ^ 
» Joliosa, 4 ; 
; | some of these are small grasses forming the highest vege- 
4 tation. 
» lindsayi, 
» anceps. 
Hierochloe alpina. 
Agrostis canina. 
» canina, var. b. 
» parviflora. This species is also found as an alpine. 
