Avena, Linn.
847. A. sativa, Linn.—Oaten forage is produced on the high
land, alt. 2‘4 to 4, in considerable quantities, and is much used for
feeding horses.—Native country unknown.
848. A. fatua, Linn.—Wild Oats; grows wild and is common
amongst the roadside hedges, hayfields, &c., on the high land.—Hab.
Europe, N. Africa, and W. Asia.
Anthoxanthum, Linn.
849. A. odoratum, Linn.—The common H ay Grass is wild and
very common, forming much of the pasture and haylands in the
high interior central portion of the Island. Alt. 2'4 to 5'4. The
haymaking season is generally from November to January.—Hab.
Europe, Asia, &c.
Triodia, R. Br.
850. T. decumbens, Beaiiv.—A Grass wild and common in the
hayfields on the high land.—Hab. England.
Poa, Linn.
851. P. annua, Linn.—This well-known small species of Grass
grows wild most abundantly over the high land, in hayfields,
gardens, roadsides, &c.—Hab. Europe, temp. Asia, &c.
852. P. annua, Linn, var.:—One of the most abundant Hay
Grasses on the high land, where, in the fields, it is easily distinguished
by its trailing stems and purplish flower-heads.
853. P. japónica, Willd.—Meadow Grass ; mentioned by Roxburgh
as growing in the Island.
854. P. laxa, Willd.—Another kind of Meadow Grass; mentioned
by Roxburgh as growing in the Island.—Hab. Germany.
855. P . pratensis, Linn.—Erect purple Grass; mentioned by
Roxburgh as growing in hayfields.—Hab. Temp, regions.
Aeluropus, Trin.
856. A. leevis, Trin.—A small straggling grass; wild and very
common about the semi-barren parts at mid-altitude, Rock Cottage,
&c.—Hab. S. of Europe, &c.
Eragrostis, Beauv.
857. E. poseoides, Beauv.—A small creeping Grass; wild and
very common on the low rocky land about Jamestown, Ladder
Hill, &c. Grows to a height of five to ten inches, having a somewhat
slate-coloured flower-head. C.—Hab. Tropics.
858. E. sp. ?—A Grass growing wild, in tufts, on the rocky
barren outskirts of the Island, at Lot’s Wife Wood, High Hill, the
summit of Lot, and generally on the high precipitous south coast.
The leaves are gathered, chopped up, and used as a substitute for
hair in lime-mortar. C.
859. E. megastachya, Link.—A short, shrubby, blue-coloured
Grass, growing wild on the rocky barren outskirts of the Island,
Ladder Hill, Lot’s Wife, &c. C. Alt. 1’2'to 2.—Hab. Tropics.
Briza, Linn.
860. B. maxima, Linn.—Large quaking Grass; grows wild in
some few localities on the high land,—Hab. S. of Europe.
861. B. media, Linn.—Small quaking Grass; wild in some of
the meadows and orchards on the high land, and more abundant
than the other species.-—Hab. Europe, W. Asia, &c.
Festuca, Linn.
862. F. bromoides, Sm. One of the most abundant small
Grasses in and about gardens, roadsides, &c., on the high land,
sometimes called Love-grass.—Hab. Britain, &c.
Bromus, Linn.
.863. B. vestitus, Selirad.^One of the most abundant Grasses;
growing wild on the upper land, where at Longwood and other
places there are whole fields of it. I t affords a most excellent
substitute for oaten forage.—Hab. S. Africa.
864. B. asper, Murr.—A smaller and more delicate species;
common and growing wild only on the low rocky land about Halftree
Hollow, and similar altitudes. C. and M. — Hab. Europe,
Siberia, &c.
Arundinaria, Rich.
865. A. nana, Roxb.—A small species or Dwarf Bamboo;