Seven grasses including fescues (Festuca species), dog's tail grass (Cynosurus cristatus), meadow grasses (Poa species) and ryegrass (Lolium species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1807.

A girl walking through a field of rye up to her neck. Photograph by J.P. Soule, 1875, after a drawing.

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Seven grasses including fescues (Festuca species), dog's tail grass (Cynosurus cristatus), meadow grasses (Poa species) and ryegrass (Lolium species). Coloured etching by J. Pass, c. 1807.

A girl walking through a field of rye up to her neck. Photograph by J.P. Soule, 1875, after a drawing.