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fattening material. It does not readily ripen fertile seeds but forms plenty 

 of empty gkimes. It is a good grass for permanent pasture. 



ArundineUa nepalmsis. — This excellent summer grass commences its 

 growth in the first warm spring weather, and continues to increase during 

 the whole summer, forming in this cHmate a dense mat of foliage, which 

 grows as fast as it is cut or eaten down, continuing its growth until the 

 coldness of winter stops it. It is especially in this latitude a summer grass, 

 but valuable for its rapid growth at that season, and thrives on high dry 

 land. 



Alkali grass of British Columbia. — A most valuable perennial hardy grass, 

 grows well during the winter, spring, and autumn in this island, and is a 

 very useful grass, well worth introduction into thepermanent pastures here. 

 Agrostis rubra. — Procured from the United States, an excellent permanent 

 grass, grows from early spring to a late period of the winter, sending up 

 delicate, short, thick herbage, filling up spaces amongst other mixed grasses ; 

 s]3reads more by seeding than by its creeping stolons ; in this differing from 

 many others of its genus. 



Androijogon annulatus. — This is here both a summer and autumn grass ; 

 it does not grow fast here during the winter, but at the period of its greatest 

 growth sends up an abundance of herbage ; it is an excellent pasture grass. 

 Chloris truncata. — A perennial grass of good quahty for summer pasture, 

 growing freely during the spring, summer, and autumn months ; it does 

 little during the winter here, so must be relied upon for its herbage during 

 the hot, dry summer season, when the stock like it much. It fattens them, 

 and if not too closely cropped down, it seeds and spreads freely. 



Chloris divaricata. — This is here principally a summer grass, but grows 

 very late into the autumn ; it is useful at all seasons of the year, ripens its 

 seed well and sows itself down, thus spreading and filling up vacant places. 

 Chloris ventricosa. — This like the preceding grass grows in the dry and 

 hot weather, producing a fair quantity of feed which the stock are fond of, 

 as they leave many others for them. 



Dactglis glaucescens. — In appearance this grass much resembles the com- 

 mon cocksfoot or orchard grass except in its bluer colour. It also grows 

 much later into the winter than the cocksfoot, and is a better grass for 

 supplying winter feed ; it also contains more starch and sugar elements in 

 its fohage than the other species of that genus. It is a very useful grass 

 for perm^iUent pasture. 



Eragrostis elegans. — Although an annual, is a useful grass for those 

 who only want a grass of this character, as it sends up an abundant 

 nutritious herbage through the spring, summer, and autumn. 



Helopus annulatus. — This is a very excellent and fattening grass ; grows 



