FESTUCA DURIUSCULA. 



HABD FESOXJE. 



Skkd op 

 festuca duriuscula. 



(Hard Faci,:) 



Eootstock perennial, slightly creeping. Stems 1 to 

 2 feet, erect, and tufted, but less so than in F. ovina 

 tenuifolia. Stem-leaves flat, 

 lanceolate, and striated ; sheath 

 h downy ; ligule long. Panicle 

 Natura' erect and spreading when 

 in flower. Spikelets many- 

 flowered, and larger than in 

 F. ovina tenuifolia. Empty 

 glumes lanceolate and unequal. 

 Flowering glumes narrow, with 

 a short awn. Palea toothed, 

 with hairy nerves. Flowers 

 June and July. Grows in hilly 

 places throughout Europe, North Africa, Siberia, 

 North America, and Australia. 



Pront anil side views magnifle I 

 lu dlanietum. 



ANALYSIS. 



G-rass in Dried at 



Natural State. 212° Pabr. 



Water 61-98 — 



*Soluble albuminoids -17 "44 



**Insoluble albuminoids 1-50 3-94 



Digestible fibre 6-53 17-18 



Woody fibre 23-19 60-99 



■fSoluble mineral matter 1-52 4-01 



f flnsoluble mineral matter .... -86 2-26 



Chlorophyll, soluble carbo-hydrates, &c. . 4-25 11-18 



* Containing Nitrogen 

 «* Containing Nitrogen 



Non-albuminoid Nitrogen 



Albuminoid Nitrogen 

 Total Nitrogen 



t Containing Silica 

 tt Containing Silica 



lOU-00 



-03 

 -24 

 -27 

 •11 

 ■38 



•38 

 •47 



100-00 



-07 

 -63 

 ■70 



1-34 



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