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9. Festuca heterophylla. "Various leaved Fescue. — Altitude 500 feet ; thrives 

 in dry sheep pastures ; flowers first week ia January ; resists drought very 

 well ; valuable mixture ; resists frost very well ; is increasing, and forms close 

 undergrowth. — Dixon. 



10. Festuca duriuscula. Hard Fescue. 



11. ,, rubra. Red Fescue. 



12. ,, tenuifolia. Fine leaved Fescue. 



Altitude 500 feet ; all thrive on dry sheep pastures ; flower first week 

 in January ; useful all the year round ; resist drought very well ; are valuable 

 as mixtures ; stand frost very well ; are increasing. The special variety 

 will adapt itself to any particular soil where it is sown^ and will become 

 duriuscula, ovina, or rubra, according to the poverty of the land or otherwise. 

 — Dixon. 



13. Poa prateotsis. Smooth-stalked Meadow grass. — Is found about the side 

 walks, Christchiirch ; altitude 15 feet; thrives indiy rich sandy loam; flowers 

 from 15th IsTovemher to end of December ; useful in early summer ; resists 

 drought and frost well ; valuable on dry soil, but useless in a stiff" wet soil ; 

 increasing about Chi-istchurch ; forms a close bottom, but patchy; value on 

 list jSTo. 7 or 8. — Boys. 



Altitude 500 feet ; thrives in dry soil, but good in all ; flowers second 

 week in January ; useful all the year round ; resists drought and frost very 

 well ; valuable mixture ; stock very fond of it ; is increasing ; will grow 

 anywhere. — Dixon. 



14. Poa trimalis. Rough-stalked Meadow grass. — Altitude 500 feet; thrives 

 on strong soil ; flowers third week in January ; useful all the summer ; resists 

 drought well, and frost very well ; stock are not fond of it ; cannot speak as 

 to its increase or decrease ; stock would eat it after every other. — Dixon. 



15. Poa nemoralis. Wood Meadow grass. 



16. ,, neinoralis sempervirens. Hudson Bay Meadow grass. 



" I have not been able to distinguish the particular varieties." — Dixon. 



17. Alopecurus pratensis. Meadow Fox-taiL — Altitude 80 feet ; thrives on 

 moist rich clay ; flowers in November ; useful spring grass ; stock like it ; it 

 is a most valuable meadow grass ; is increasing ; is absolutely necessary for 

 good permanent pasture groiind. — Boys. 



Altitude 500 feet ; it likes good land, but has done well on medium ; 

 flowers early in November ; useful spring and summer ; forms a valuable 

 mixture ; stock very fond of it ; stands frost very well ; is increasing ; will be 

 a very iiseful grass on the best pastures in New Zealand ; resists drouglit as 

 well as most grasses. — Dixon. 



18. Holcus lanattLs. Yorkshire Fog. — Altitude 80 feet; thrives on wet 

 peaty land ; flowei'S in November ; useful winter grass ; is only valuable as 



