. Grasses and forage plants, by Killebrew. d quality of its produce and 29 in its aftermath it is the very lowest in the scale of cultivated with orchard grass its nutritive power is as five to eighteen; tomeadow foxtail, five to twelve; to meadow fescue, five to it is a useful grass in a mi.\ture and will furnish the earliestof grazing. It possibly may be recommended for culture in Tennesseeonly on the soils of the Unaka mountains and on the moist low clayeylands adjoining the lake districts of West Tennessee. ITALIAN RYE GRASS—(Lo//»m JtaIicum.)—(
. Grasses and forage plants, by Killebrew. d quality of its produce and 29 in its aftermath it is the very lowest in the scale of cultivated with orchard grass its nutritive power is as five to eighteen; tomeadow foxtail, five to twelve; to meadow fescue, five to it is a useful grass in a mi.\ture and will furnish the earliestof grazing. It possibly may be recommended for culture in Tennesseeonly on the soils of the Unaka mountains and on the moist low clayeylands adjoining the lake districts of West Tennessee. ITALIAN RYE GRASS—(Lo//»m JtaIicum.)—(SoiVing and Hay).This is a sub-perennial grass and is esteemed among the very best ofthe short-lived grasses. Its period of duration is two to three years. Itgives more abundant crops of a better quality than perennial rye is characterized by Flint as being the greatest glutton of all thegrasses; will endure any amount of forcing by irrigation, by timely rains,and by manuring. It will withstand a drought remarkably well, notwith-. Ilalian Rye Grass- -Lolitim Italicum. 4. Lateral spikelet, 2. Spike. 3. Upper leaf,with a portion of the rhachis. 5. Kiiipty glumesof the terminal spikelet. 0. Floral glume. Standing its capacity for absorbing moisture from the earth. It haswithin the past fifty years been introduced into America from Europewhere it is claimed to be more universally adapted to all kinds of climatesthan any other domesticated grass. SOILS—Italian rye-grass reaches its highest perfection on moist,rich, alluvial lands and calcareous loams where the soil is in good is not recommended for permanent pasture or meadow but owing to itsrapidity of development it is of the greatest value when an early crop offorage is desired. With proper manuring it is said that it may be cutwithin three to four weeks after seeding. A succession of crops may be cut every four or five weeks during the season. This quickness of growthmakes it stand in the first rank as a
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