Excerpt from A Natural History of British GrassesMost abundant Grass on moors and sandy wastes. There is a rush-like character in its leaves, which are rigid, harsh, and forming thick tufts which continue all winter.It is of no use for agricultural purposes, cattle rejecting it if they can find other food.Common throughout Scotland, England, Ireland, Lapland, Norway, Sweden, and Germany, it is also found in the most northerly portions of North America.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.