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42, Gymnostichum gracile, Hook. f. — This was found by Eaonl at Akai'oa ; 

 it is described as a curious grass, three or four feet bigb, growing in woods ; 

 probably of no value for feeding purposes. 



Appendix C. (Part I.) 



Synopsis of Three Returned Tabular Circulars, with Information on certain 

 Introduced Grasses, in ansiver to the Committee! s Inquiries. By J. C Boys, 

 M. Dixon, and S. D. Glyde. 



The localities 'reported from are all in the province of Canterbury — viz., 

 Eyrewell, altitude 500 feet, by Mr. Dixon; Prebbleton, altitude 60 feet, by 

 Mr. Glyde ; Rangioi'a, altitude 80 feet, and Christchurch, altitude 15 feet, by 

 Mr. Boys. 



1. Lolium perenne. Common Bye-grass. ^ — Altitude 80 feet; thrives in 

 moist rich clay ; flowers from November to March ; good all the year round ; 

 resists drought badly ; most valuable of grasses for general purposes ; resists frost 

 very fairly when the ground is well drained, not otherwise ; is inci'easing ; 

 does not contain so much nutritive matter as many of those following. — Boys. 



Altitude 500 feet ; flowers three weeks in December ; useful from 

 spring to autumn ; will not stand drought ; is valuable as a mixture ; will 

 diminish with heavy stocking. — Dixon. 



Altitude 60 feet ; thrives in dry soil ; flowers in December ; good 

 spring grass ; resists drought badly ; is diminishing. — Glyde. 



2. Lolium italicum. Italian Rye-grass. — Altitude 500 feet; will diminish ; 

 serious damage is apt to be caused by the seed being sold in quantities for 

 permanent pastui-e instead of permanent grasses. — Dixon. 



Altitude 60 feet ; thrives in dry soil ; flowers in December ; a summer 

 grass ; resists drought well ; stock like it better than common rye-grass ; is 

 increasing. — Glyde. 



3. Dactylis glomerata. Cock's-foot. — Altitude 80 feet ; thrives in moist 

 rich clay ; flowers from middle of December to end of Febi-uary ; useful spring, 

 summer, and autumn ; resists drought better than rye-grass ; stock fond of it 

 when not too old, but should be kept fed down ; second gi-ass in value ; i-esists 

 frost badly ; is increasing ; no pasture land should be without it. — Boys. 



Altitude 500 feet ; flowers two or three weeks in January ; is useful 

 early and late ; resists drought well ; valuable early grass ; resists frost well ; 

 requires sowing on dry pastures. — Dixon. 



Altitude 60 feet ; thrives in dry soil ; flowers in January ; useful 

 summer grass ; resists droiight well, but frost badly ; should be kept fed close 

 or it grows tufty. — Glyde. 



