( Z22, ) 
flowers of the annual poa have a fvveet fmell 
like thofe of the refeda odordta, mignonette ; 
and that the fcent remains in the flowers 
when dried. The anthoxanthum is faid to 
have two modes by which it is propagated ; 
firft, the common way, by feeds; and fecondly, 
by bulbs formed upon it's {terns, w r hich fall 
off, when mature, and ftrike root into the 
ground. This circumftance is faid alfo [to 
take place in many of the alpine grafles, by 
which means their fpecies are preferved, 
which would other wife be annihilated, fo 
perpetually arc their feeds devoured by fmall 
birds. 
The feeds with which canary birds are fed 
are from a fpecies of phalaris, deriving it's 
fpecific name, canarienfis, from the place of 
it's native growth, the Canary iflands. The 
ribbon-grafs is alfo a variety of another fpe- 
cies of phalaris, the arundinacea, or reed 
phalaris, and makes an elegant appearance 
amongft the gayer colours of a flower-garden. 
The genus avena, of which the common oat is 
a fpecies, is obvioufly marked by a twifted and 
jointed awn, which iflues from the back of 
the corol. The feeds of avena fatua, fool's 
oat, or,, as it is commonly called, wild oat, 
exhibit 
