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southern aud cooler parts it only grows in the summer, and rarely con- 

 tinues to grow sufficiently fast to be of service in mixed pasture. 



Panicum ■parviflorum. — A good grass in spring, summer, and autumn, 

 when it is greedily sought for by sheep and other animals, and if fairly 

 treated will greatly add to the yield per acre if sown in a mixture of grasses. 



Panicum virgatnm is a good grass for the Northern Island of New Zea- 

 land, and will hold its own against other quick-growmg grasses ; aud as live 

 stock thrive upon it, it may be recommended as a pasture mixture. 



Poa compressa, or blue grass of the Central United States of America, is 

 a rapid-growmg, valuable pasture grass, grows at all seasons of the year, 

 and quickly forms a thick turf, but, as it is difficult to eradicate, it is not 

 well to sow it on any place that is not intended for permanent pasture. 



Poa chmensis. — This admu'able pasture grass, which grows very rapidly 

 in the summer and autumn, and also in the winter although not so 

 vigorously, is a good fattening grass, grows from two to three feet high, 

 relished by stock, but does not perfect much fertile seed in this climate. 



Poa sempervirens is a valuable grass, as it grows on throughout the year 

 with less regard to changes of temperature than most other grasses, and it 

 is one of the best Poas to sow with mixed grasses, as its constantly green 

 herbage and vigorous power enable it to withstand the trampling of stock 

 and constant feeding of its nutritious foliage. 



Poa brownii, or Eragrostis broivnii.—A very excellent grass to add to our 

 pastures, as it is very good to fatten cattle, grows in any soil and keeps 

 growing all the year round, remaining green. 



Panicum cms galli. — A fine and succulent grass, would be found useful 

 on moist land and by the side of watercourses. As it has a creeping habit, 

 it would not be advisable except in land intended for permanent pasture. 



Panicum ciliare. — This is a hardy grass, deserving of greater use for 

 pasture, as it has fattening properties and is liked by cattle, and I think 

 would be advisable as a mixture with other grasses. 



Danthonia racemosa. — This grass, by test cultivation, is found to be hardy, 

 with fine nutritious qualities, and bears a heavy amount of stock-feeding 

 upon it, suffering less than most grasses. It also holds its own amongst 

 rye, clover, and other grasses ; so deserves to be more generally known. 



Festuca hookeriana. — A perennial grass of excellent character, and well- 

 adapted for the climate of New Zealand. It grows here above 2 feet high, 

 and produces a quantity of herbage. 



Festuca heterophylla. — This grass likes a dry soil, and as it is growing at 

 all seasons of the year might be sown with advantage. 



Festuca loliacca. — A grass much to be recommended for marshy lands 

 or river-flats. It produces a good quantity of highly nutritious herbage, 



