﻿Ueport on Native and Introduced Grasses. 30-5 



4. Phleimi pratense. Timothy. — Altitude 80 feet; thrives in moist rich 

 clay ; flowers from beginning of January to March ; useful spring, summer, and 

 autumn ; resists drought badly, but will stand any amount of wet ; everything 

 ravenous after it ; the finest grass in the world and the most nutritive ; most 

 valuable in consequence of not spreading \ is decreasing ; no pasture land 

 should be without it, although everything from the sheep to the caterpillar is 

 so fond of it, which is why I place it fourth as to value. — Boys. 



Altitude 500 feet ; very good on wet, good in all soils ; flowers three 

 weeks in February ; very good summer grass ; likes moisture and good land ; 

 very valuable feeding grass ; does not resist frost well ; will increase in suit- 

 able localities. — Dixon. 



5. Cynosurus cristatus. Crested Dog's-tail. — Altitude 80 feet ; thrives in 

 moist rich clay ; flowers from middle of December to middle of February ; 

 useful summer and autumn ; resists drought Vv^ell ; third grass in value ; resists 

 frost well ; is inci'easing ; forms a nice sward, and thrives on the wet as well 

 as on the dry banks. — Boys. 



Altitude 500 feet ; good in all soils, very good in dry ; flowers second 

 week in January ; good all the year round ; resists drought well ; is increasing ; 

 will increase on the native grasses ; forms a valuable mixture. — Dixon. 



6. Anthoxanthum odoratuin. Sweet-scented Vernal. — Altitude 80 feet; 

 thrives in moist rich clay ; flowers in middle of October, and seed is all shed 

 by middle of December ; useful sp]"ing grass ; I should place it about twentieth 

 on the list as to value ; increasing in the j^addock in which it was sown, but 

 does not seem to spread over the farm ; not a good grass, throws scarcely any 

 feed, but gives the hay a sweet scent, and is very early. — Boys. 



Altitude 500 feet ; thrives in all soils ; flowers first week in November ; 

 tiseful winter and spring ; resists drought very well ; valuable as a mixture ; 

 resists frost very well ; is increasing ; will increase on the native grasses. 

 — Dixon. 



7. Festuca 2}ratensis. Meadow Fescue. — Altitude 80 feet ; thiives in moist 

 rich clay ; a useful summer grass ; fifth in value on the list ; resists frost 

 pretty well ; is increasing ; it is one of the best grasses for permanent pasture, 

 and forms a good sward. — Boys. 



Altitude 500 feet ; thrives in all soils ; flowers second week in 

 January ; useful spring, summer, and autumn ; resists drought very well ; 

 valuable mixture ; is increasing ; should not think it would increase with 

 keavy stocking. — Dixon. 



8. Festuca ovina. Sheep's Fescue. — Altitude 500 feet ; thrives as sheep 

 pasture in all soils ; flowers first week in January ; useful in winter and sdl the 

 year round ; resists drought very well ; valuable mixture ; resists frost very 

 well ; is increasing, and forms close undergrowth. — Dixon. 



