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Subtribe II. — Euavenece. 

 *Holcus, Linn. 



lanatus, Linn. — Yorkshire-fog. Some say, a weed of little 

 value as a fodder ; others, again, say the word is from 

 " Fogan," old name for Moss. 

 *Avena, Linn. 



fatua, Linn. — Wild Oats of the Mediterranean regions. 

 Anisopogon, R. Br. 



avenaceus, R. Br. 

 Danthonia, DC. — All the kinds are good pasture-grasses. 



Section Monachathera. 

 bipartita, F. v. M. — A good pasture-grass. 



Section Eudanthonia. 

 (All Queensland species of this section are included by 



Mueller in his species D. penicillata.) 

 pallida, R. Br. — White-topped Grass ; an excellent pasture 



species, 

 longifolia, R. Br. 



racemosa, R. Br. — Excellent for downs pasture. 

 var. obtusata, F. v. M. 

 var. biaristata, Benth. 

 var. multifiora, Benth. 

 pilosa, R. Br. 

 semiannularis, R. Br. 



Tribe VIII. — Chlorides. 

 Cynodon, Pers. 



dactylon, Pers. — Common Couch ; a rather troublesome weed 

 in cultivation, but for feeding stock it would be hard to 

 find its equal, 

 tenellus, R. Br. = Microchloa tenella, Domin. 

 convergens, F. v. M. = M. convergens, Domin. 

 •Chloris, Linn. — The species are usually found useful pasture- 

 grasses, 

 unispicea, F. v. M . — Some Tarampa specimens bore three 



spikes on the same root with the single-spiked stalks. 

 pumilio, R.Br. (Fig. 598.) 

 pectinata, Benth. — An excellent pasture-grass, 

 divaricata, R. Br. — Star Grass, 

 acicularis, Lindl. 

 truncata, R. Br. 



ventricosa, R. Br. — Blue Star Grass. 

 var. tenuis, Benth. 



