. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. in the Genera Plantarum (e. g., gluma obtusa) and is moreover the only one of tlie five species men- tioned above that was known by the name of Phalaris to the older au- tliors, such as Bauhin. Typlioides Moench, Meth. 201. 1794. A single species, T. arundinacea, based on Phalaris arundi- nacea L., is included. Digraphis Trin., Fund. Agrost. 127. 1820. A single species, D. arundi- nacea, based on Phalaris arundinacea L., is in- cluded. Endallax Raf., Bull. Bot. Seringe 1: 220. 1830. Phalaris arundinacea is the only spe
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. in the Genera Plantarum (e. g., gluma obtusa) and is moreover the only one of tlie five species men- tioned above that was known by the name of Phalaris to the older au- tliors, such as Bauhin. Typlioides Moench, Meth. 201. 1794. A single species, T. arundinacea, based on Phalaris arundi- nacea L., is included. Digraphis Trin., Fund. Agrost. 127. 1820. A single species, D. arundi- nacea, based on Phalaris arundinacea L., is in- cluded. Endallax Raf., Bull. Bot. Seringe 1: 220. 1830. Phalaris arundinacea is the only species given. The most important species of the genus in the United States is Phalaris arundinacea L., reed canary grass, a native perennial found in wet ground in the cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere. The inflorescence is a rather loose spikelike panicle 2 to 6 inches long. It is an im- [)ortant constituent of lowland hay in the region from Mon- tana to Wisconsin. A vari- ety (picta L.) with blades sli'iped with white is grown for ornament in gardens under tiie name of ribbon grass or gardener's garters. Fio. 121.—Canary grass, canariensis. Plant, X h and fprille floret with Ht'^rlU; W-mmas, X 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 United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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