. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 43 of seedsmen. In Germany this grass is used on railway embankments, where on the poor, thin soil its strong, cr('ei)ing roots form a turf which holds the earth together, thus preventing it from being washed or blown away. No. 124. Hordeixm jubatum Linn. Sqnirrel-tail-grass. (Fig. 51.) A rather slender annual or biennial, usually about a foot high, growing along the sandy seashore, borders of the Great Lakes, and in the alkaline regions of the West. The long, slender awns of the glumes are widely spreading, and the head o
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 43 of seedsmen. In Germany this grass is used on railway embankments, where on the poor, thin soil its strong, cr('ei)ing roots form a turf which holds the earth together, thus preventing it from being washed or blown away. No. 124. Hordeixm jubatum Linn. Sqnirrel-tail-grass. (Fig. 51.) A rather slender annual or biennial, usually about a foot high, growing along the sandy seashore, borders of the Great Lakes, and in the alkaline regions of the West. The long, slender awns of the glumes are widely spreading, and the head or spike is thus given the appearance of the "brush" of tlie fox, hence the com- mon name, ''; This grass is sometimes recouunended for cultivation for ornament, and if the tops are cut«off before the awns have expanded they may be used for dry bouquets; but the heads soon break np, and for this reason the ffrass is of little value even for ornament. It has no agricultural value, and, in fact, where it has spread in the West, as it often does along the irrigating ditches, it becomes a serious pest. Hay containing this squirrel-grass is considered nearly valueless. The sharp-pointed joints of the spike, each with several long and slender l)eards, stick fast in the nose and mouth of hoi-ses and cattle, often penetrating the flesh, and cases are reported where they have caused the death of these animals. No. 125. Hordeumniurinuni Linn. Wall Barley. A coarse, tufted annual, 6 inches to 2 feet high, with dense aiid somewhat (lattened, bearded spikes 2 to 4 inches long The beards or barbed awns are 1 to lA inches long and rather rigid. This grass IS a native of Europe, and has been intro- duced along the Pacilic Coast, particularly in California, where it has become a serious pest. At maturity the head or spike readily breaks np, and the groups of spikelets, which are sharp pointed at the base, adhere to almost any pass- ing object; they work up the nostrils of
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