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26. Koderia cristata, Pers. — A beautiful grass, common on the plains and 

 Malvern Hills ; one of our best pasture grasses, eaten by sheep, cattle, and 

 horses. 



27. Trisetum anfarcticum, Trin. — A first-rate grass, slender, tufted, and 

 very beautiful ; Banks Peninsula ; not common. Flowers in November and 

 December. 



28. Trisetum subspicafum, Pal. — A small alpine grass, rare in Canterbury, 

 but more common in Otago ; eaten by sheep and cattle ; found in all quarters of 

 the globe. 



29. Trisetum Toungii, Hook. £ — A tall slender grass, found by Dr. Haast 

 in the Macaulay Valley ; probably good. 



30. Glyceria stricta, Hook. f. — Common near the Sumner estuary ; perhaps 

 a good spring grass. The British G. Jluitans is abundant in the Avon, and is 

 perhaps indigenous. It is an excellent grass for cattle and aquatic birds. 



31. Foa imbeciUa, Forst. — Common in the open bush on Banks Peninsula, 

 where it forms a dense green sward, producing a large quantity of good 

 herbage, eaten by cattle and sheep. 



32. Poa breviglmnis, Hook. f. — A small tufted grass, producing a large 

 quantity of food ; common in several places near Christchurch. Flowers in 

 November and December. 



33. Foa/oliosa, Hook. f. 



34. „ australis, Br., var. Icevis. 



These two species are common in the Alps and low hills. They are 

 both tufted, and are very good pasture grasses. 



35. Poa anceps, Forst. — This is the common tussock-grass of the Plains 

 and Port Hills. 



36. Poa Colensoi, Hook. f. 



37. ,, Lindsayi, Hook. f. 



Are alpine pasture grasses, of considerable merit for sheep feeding. 



38. Festuca duriuscula, Linn. — The hard fescue; a small and valuable 

 grass found all over the world in alpine pastui-es. November and December-. 



39. Triticum muUiJlorum, Banks and Sol. — A tall coarse-looking peren- 

 nial grass, very nearly allied to, if not the same as, the British T. re2nns, L. j 

 it is of no agricultural value, and is common everywhere. FloAvers in 

 December. 



40. Triticum scabrum, Br.— The blue-grass of settlers; a valuable grass 

 found in many countries ; in Canterbury it grows at an elevation of five to six 

 thousand feet, and is certainly one of the best native grasses. 



41. Triticum Youngii, Hook. £— This was found by Dr. Haast, and is 

 described as a remarkable species, with few spikelets and very long rigid awns ; 

 if it is perennial it will probably prove a useful cattle grass. 



