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unimportant and the aftermath is small. It will not 

 make a continuous turf alone, but in company with 

 Eed Fescue and Smooth Meadow grass will fully 

 occupy the soil 



Morton's Uncyclopcedia says it is suited for a strong 

 class of dry soils, and for permanent pasture on such it 

 is recommended to sow i lb. or 2 lb. of it per acre. 



The Seed.— See remarks on the seeds of the small 

 fescues under the head of Sheep's Fescue. Considering 

 the uncertainty whether one gets the true seed, it is 

 little use going to any pains to particularise this fescue 

 or F. rubra in our specifications. 



At Wohurn, grown on a sandy soil with manure, 

 gave of grass per acre — 



T. cwta. qrs, lbs. 



At time of flowering . . . .6124 

 Yielding hay i 16 i 23 



At the time of seed ripening the yield of grass was 

 about one-fourth less, but the yield of hay did not 

 suffer much diminution. 



Red OP Creeping-rooted Fescue. 



{Festuca rubra.) 



Dr. Steblee's opinion is, that the only essential 

 difference between this and the Sheep's Fescues is to be 

 found in the roots. The root-systems of the latter being 

 fibrous and deep, while that of the Eed Fescue is creep- 

 ing, having underground stolons with extra-vaginal 

 shoots or scions. It succeeds best on soils of a porous 

 or somewhat peaty character, as in such it can freely 



