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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 
upon the inland countries when blown by storms towards the land. 
Its companions in this beneficent work are the Lyme grass, Elymtis 
arenarius, a bold habited grass with broad, arching, glaucous leaves ; 
and the Sea-sedge, Carex arenaria. The Cat’s-tail grass, Phleum 
pratense, may be found in almost every meadow, and is one of the 
most valuable hay grasses, though coarse and little cared for by 
cattle when growing. It produces a long close spike, which suffi- 
ciently agrees with its name to aid in its identification. The Hare’s- 
foot grass, Lagurus ovatus, is quite a beauty, and I present you with 
a miniature of the complete plant, as well as a figure of a flower- 
spike natural size. It is scarce, being usually only found as a 
British plant on sandy spots in Guernsey, but it is much grown in 
gardens, both to adorn the rockery while living, and to assist in the 
formation of winter bouquets when dried. 
The Millet Grass, Milium effusum, is very distinct. If you can 
TUFTED HAIR GHASS. 
EEED MEADOW GBASS. 
imagine a ghostly bit of wire-work intended to represent a suc- 
cession of umbrella-ribs, with one stem piercing the whole, you 
may, when you meet with it, be able to effect an identification. 
Wretched comparison — suffice that this is a daddy-longleg sort 
of a grass that I must not say another word about. The Feather 
Grass, Slipa pennata, you are not likely to find wild, but as you 
cannot do without its handsome feathery plume for winter bouquets, 
plant it in the garden, and thus enlarge your field. The Fine 
Bent grass, or Black Quintale (or Twitch), Agrostis vulgaris, bears 
most delicate, purplish spikelets on hair-like stems, that tremble to 
every passing breeze. 
Another pretry thing is the Silky Bent, A. spica-venti, with 
loose light panicle of pink or pale green hue, shining like silk, and 
bending most elegantly to the passing breeze. It is plentiful in 
moist tat lands near London. The Tufted Hair-grass, Aim 
coespitosa, is another delicate beauty, commonly inhabiting ditches 
