. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. 260 BRITISH GRASSES. rather tender and succulent. "When in flower it contains a good proportion of nutritious matter, which decreases gradually when the flowers are past. On the banks of little islands in the Thames and in marsh land it is mown for hay, and is much liked by cattle. It is frequent in England and Ireland, but rare in Scotland. It forms a welcome shelter for the moor-hens and other water- fowl, and on the banks of such rivers as the Wye it is not uncommon, on a sum- mer's
. British grasses : an introduction to the study of the Gramineae of Great Britain and Ireland. Grasses. 260 BRITISH GRASSES. rather tender and succulent. "When in flower it contains a good proportion of nutritious matter, which decreases gradually when the flowers are past. On the banks of little islands in the Thames and in marsh land it is mown for hay, and is much liked by cattle. It is frequent in England and Ireland, but rare in Scotland. It forms a welcome shelter for the moor-hens and other water- fowl, and on the banks of such rivers as the Wye it is not uncommon, on a sum- mer's day, to see a careful mother-bird glide from a- mong the tall Reed Poa stems followed by her tiny brood of moor-chicks, and dabble about in the shallow water, until some unusual noise alarms them, and drives them back to their grassy hiding-place. Its foreign homes are Norway, Sweden, Germany, France, Italy, Russia, and North 2. Poa fkdtans. Scop. Floating Poa, (Glyceria fluitans and G. plicata, Bab. Man.) Root perennial, creeping extensively; stems weak, suc- culent, spreading widely, often floating with their lower leaves on the still surface of the water, from fifteen inches to two feet long; joints numerous ; leaves long, linear, roughish on both surfaces, the radical ones flat, those of the stem folded; sheaths long, compressed, striated, smooth;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plues, Margaret. London : Reeve & co.
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