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with long, straight, flat-laying hairs at the edges, which distinguish it from every other 

 species of Fescue with which I am acquainted. The long, linear, channelled, smooth 

 glaucous leaves, distinguish it at first sight from the different annual species of Fescue, or 



Brome-grass. 

 Native of Barbary, Root annual. 

 Experiments,— Kx the time of flowering, the produce from a light sihceous sandy soil, is, 



dr. qr, 



Grass, 12 oz. The produce per acre 



80 dr. of grass weigh, when dry 



The produce of the space, ditto 



The weight lost by the produce of one acre in drying 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 



The produce of the space, ditto - ^ 



oz. 



130680 



lbs. 







8167 8 



32 \ 

 ■76 3^) 



41983 = 2624 2 



5543 6 



2 2 

 7 2 



5104 11 



310 



If the above details of produce and nutritive powders of this Annual Fescue be compared 

 with those of the Soft Brome-grass, Many-flowered Brome-grass, and others of the annual indi- 

 genous grasses, it will be found inferior. The leaves attain to a considerable length, and con- 

 tain more nutritive matter than those of any other annual grass that have been submitted to 

 experiment here ; the culms, however, contain much less nutritive matter than those of most 

 other annuals. It ripens the seed in sufficient quantity, affects most a light rich soil^ and is 

 strictly annual. The best time for sowing the seed is in the beginning of May. 



It flowers about the end of July, and the seed is ripe in the beginning of September. 



Though it does not, from these experiments, appear capable of being put to any agricultural 

 use, yet the form and habits of the plant being specifically different from all others of the same 

 family, offer matter for useful reflection to the lovers of variety in the vegetable kingdom. 



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Cy 



nosiirus 



Rough Dog's-tail Grass. 



fe 



ifi. 



0Z>5.^Culms from half a foot to a foot and a half high, round, smooth, upper part naked, 

 when in seed, simple, or branching. Leaves broad, lanceolate, at first embracing the stem, 

 and then as if channelled, afterwards flat, towards the upper end and edges rough, the 

 rest smoothish. Panicle or bunch pointing one way; floral-leaves only on the outside of the 

 flowers, alternately winged, the rays ending in awns ; one floret in each ; husks of the 

 calyx two, containing two florets, membraneous, very fine at the point. Corolla, two valves, 1 

 with an awn on the outer point. Host, ii, p. 67, t. 95 ; E. Bot. J 333 ; Moris. 1. c. sect. 8, 

 t. 4, f. 13; Wither. Arr. 



Native of Britain. Root annual. 



Experiments,— At the time of flowering, the produce from a sandy loam, is. 



■^ T. 



dr; 



Grass, 8 oz. The produce per acre 



80 dr. of grass weigh, when dry 



The produce of the space, ditto - - , 



The weight lost by the produce of one acre in drying; 



64 dr. of grass afford of nutritive matter 



qr, 



oz. 



24 

 38 U 



87120 

 26136 



lbs. 



5445 



1633 8 



The 



2 1 



4 2 



3062 13 



5811 8 

 191 6 13 



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