. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. Tlie Country Gentleman's Magazine 433 ®ur f astuit 6ra00^0. FESTUCA HETEROPHYLLA (A. E. Jussieu and D. Villars)âVarious LEAVED Fescue-Grass. Synonyms. âF. nemorjun, F. ovina herdiformas, of some authors. French, La fetuhe feuilles variees. Woodland hard-fescue. DESCRIPTION. PERENNIAL, roots strictly fibrous, and never spreading underground. Habit â¢of growth, densely tufted, compact, and up- right ; leaves of a light green colour, those next the root filiform, or finely cylindrical, long, and flexible, while the st
. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. Tlie Country Gentleman's Magazine 433 ®ur f astuit 6ra00^0. FESTUCA HETEROPHYLLA (A. E. Jussieu and D. Villars)âVarious LEAVED Fescue-Grass. Synonyms. âF. nemorjun, F. ovina herdiformas, of some authors. French, La fetuhe feuilles variees. Woodland hard-fescue. DESCRIPTION. PERENNIAL, roots strictly fibrous, and never spreading underground. Habit â¢of growth, densely tufted, compact, and up- right ; leaves of a light green colour, those next the root filiform, or finely cylindrical, long, and flexible, while the stem leaves are much broader than in the allied species, F. â duriuscida', stems numerous, very upright, and from 2^ to 3 feet in height; panicles loose, long, slightly spreading, and bending to one side; spikelets, open and spreadiing each containing about 5 prominently bristle- pointed seeds ; flowering in the second or third week of June, and ripening its seed about a month afterwards. NATURAL DISTRIBUTION. This is not a British grass, although com- iTiOn in the central and southern countries of Europe, where it is most frequent in mode- rately shaded Avoodlands, at low or inter- mediate elevations, on soils of good quality and free from stagnant moisture. QUALITY AND USES. Throughout the first half of the grass growing season, this is the most productive of the so-called fine-leaved fescues, both in pasturage and hay; but it does not repro- duce its flower stems; and the autumn growth of its root leaves is also deficient, hence it has never been extensively cultirated in Britain. of ornamental lawns which are over- shaded by trees. Its tufted habit of growth precludes it from being used in fine scythe- kept greens, yet few grasses are more suit- able for woodland rides and drives that are less frequently mown, while for narrow, orna- mental walks and parterre edgings, its close non-spreading growth, and agreeable light green colour, render it remarkably suitable as exe
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