. Practical botany. Botany. 338 PRACTICAL BOTANY it difficult to grow hay to the best advantage or to maintain good pastures in the South or (without irrigation) in the arid portion of the Great Plains. The grasses most valuable for hay, like timothy and redtop, are those which grow rather tall and contain much nutriment in the stem and leaves, in the seeds, or in both. The best pas- ture grasses, like the famous Kentucky blue grass, are those which spread freely by rooting branches (^stolons') from the. Fig. 272. Vernal grass (Antkoxanihum) A, a one-flowered spikelet: a, b, the outer empty gl
. Practical botany. Botany. 338 PRACTICAL BOTANY it difficult to grow hay to the best advantage or to maintain good pastures in the South or (without irrigation) in the arid portion of the Great Plains. The grasses most valuable for hay, like timothy and redtop, are those which grow rather tall and contain much nutriment in the stem and leaves, in the seeds, or in both. The best pas- ture grasses, like the famous Kentucky blue grass, are those which spread freely by rooting branches (^stolons') from the. Fig. 272. Vernal grass (Antkoxanihum) A, a one-flowered spikelet: a, b, the outer empty glumes. B, a spikelet with the outer glumes removed: c, c, the inner empty glumes (neuter flowers), with long, hristle-shaped appendages; d, e, palets; anth., anthers; stig., stigmas. C, dia- gram of cross section of a spikelet; a, glume; d, palet, within which are the sta- mens and pistil. D, a fruit. All magnified. After Cosson and De Saint-Pierre base, and which finally mat together to form a compact turf, not easily destroyed by trampling. Their nutritive value must also be high. In poor soil or where lack of moisture or too much shade makes vigorous growth of the best grasses impossible, inferior but more hardy species may serve a useful purpose.^ '' For other facts about common grasses consult Chapter XXIV. See also "Warren, Elements of Agriculture, chap. vii. The Macmillan Company, New 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 Bergen, Joseph Y. (Joseph Young), 1851-1917; Caldwell, Otis William, 1869- joint author. Boston, New York [etc. ] Ginn and company
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