. The grasses of Tennessee; including cereals and forage plants. Grasses; Forage plants; Grain. MEADOW COMB GRASS—QUAKING GBASS 183 MEADOW COMB {Eragroslis pedinacea.) Panicles widely diffuse; spikelets flat, five to fifteen flowered, purple; \ glumes and flowers acute; lower pale three nerved; leaves rigid, long and hairy. Perennial. —Flint. This is also a species of the same with last two, and, like the others, forms a large constituent of the barren and mountain grasses. When dry it is the sport of the winds. The importance of these great natural pastures has never hitherto been appr
. The grasses of Tennessee; including cereals and forage plants. Grasses; Forage plants; Grain. MEADOW COMB GRASS—QUAKING GBASS 183 MEADOW COMB {Eragroslis pedinacea.) Panicles widely diffuse; spikelets flat, five to fifteen flowered, purple; \ glumes and flowers acute; lower pale three nerved; leaves rigid, long and hairy. Perennial. —Flint. This is also a species of the same with last two, and, like the others, forms a large constituent of the barren and mountain grasses. When dry it is the sport of the winds. The importance of these great natural pastures has never hitherto been appreciated in Tennessee, but it has been the constant effort of this bureau to call the attention of stock- raisers, and especially sheep husbandmen, to the importance of these highway pastures for the economical rearing of sheep. QUAKING {Briza Media and Maxima.) Glumes roundish, unequal, of a purplish color; spikelets many-flowered, heart- shaped; lower pale roundish, entire, upper pale smaller, egg-shaped, flat; leaves flat; stamens three.—Flint, As seen in the name, there are two sizes of this grass, one larger than the other. It grows wild in the mountanious parts of the State, but is chiefly seen in gardens, where it is cultivated for its beau- ty, making, with its heart-shaped spikelets,a fine addition to bouquets, for winter vases. The slight- est movement causes it to shake, making a noise like the rattles of a rattlesnake. The Briza Media is perennial, but the Briza Maxima is an annual. Cattle eat it with relish, but it is a poor pasture grass, and is only suited to very sterile soils. Mr. Sinclair ascer-. 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 Killebrew, J. B. (Joseph Buckner), 1831-1906. Nashville, The American co.
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