. The book of grasses; an illustrated guide to the common grasses, and the most common of the rushes and sedges. Illustrated Descriptions of the Grasses. recess in which the flower is embedded. Stamens 3, anthers orange colour, large. Stigmas purple, long. Moist soil, swamps, and borders of streams. June to September. Rhode Island to Florida, Texas, Mis- souri, and Kansas. BEARD-GRASS, BROOM SEDGE, FORKED BEARD-GRASS, AND BUSHY BEARD-GRASS When the royal purple and gold of asters and goldenrod paint the waysides, and mark the turning to- ward harvest of the tide of midsum- mer, the Beard-grass
. The book of grasses; an illustrated guide to the common grasses, and the most common of the rushes and sedges. Illustrated Descriptions of the Grasses. recess in which the flower is embedded. Stamens 3, anthers orange colour, large. Stigmas purple, long. Moist soil, swamps, and borders of streams. June to September. Rhode Island to Florida, Texas, Mis- souri, and Kansas. BEARD-GRASS, BROOM SEDGE, FORKED BEARD-GRASS, AND BUSHY BEARD-GRASS When the royal purple and gold of asters and goldenrod paint the waysides, and mark the turning to- ward harvest of the tide of midsum- mer, the Beard-grasses also appear as the vanguard of autumn and show the advanc- ing season as surely as do the more brilliant flowers. In every state, from coast to coast, these grasses grow, characteristic of dry, sandy soils, and easy of recognition. The species are looked upon with little favour in the East, but in Western pastures, on prairies and ranges, the Blue-stems, as these plants are locally called, yield a valued her- bage. Tufts of Beard-grass, the most common of the genus in Eastern States, are fre- quently seen by waysides, in sandy fields, and near the borders of dry woods. This grass, sometimes known as Indian Grass or Little Blue-stem, is late in starting and the leaves, often tinged with red and bronze, are seldom noticeable until June. In July the slender, rigidly erect stems appear, usually bluish purple in colour and at last fringed with small solitary spikes of hairy blossoms which hang to the winds their orange and terra-cotta anthers and purple 53 Forked Beard-grass Andropogon furcatus. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Baker, Mary Francis, 1876-1941. Garden City, N. Y. , Doubleday, Page
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