Sentence:  That he has given a fair character of the "Crested dog's tail", I have proved by by repeated experiments; in the North of Ireland, we know its panicles but two well, under the name of <WSD>"windle</WSD> straws". 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Also any of several species of grasses that leave such leaves or stalks, such as (dog-tail grass), "Plantago lanceolata"