. Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. pasture mixture Fig. Fescue Grass. f Qr Ught Qr d ry ^^ Red Fescue Grass.—Festuca rubra.—A small growing perennialfescue, with running roots or stolons. On our lowland plat this be-haved very much like sheeps fescue, and differed only in havingthe ripening seed-tops of a much redder color. It did not makeany runners nor a close turf; not tried on uplands. This species isscarcely superior to the common sheeps fescue. Dwarf Red Fescue.—Festuca rubra, var. dumetoria.—A dwarfvariety of the last. On our upland plat it
. Annual report of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station. pasture mixture Fig. Fescue Grass. f Qr Ught Qr d ry ^^ Red Fescue Grass.—Festuca rubra.—A small growing perennialfescue, with running roots or stolons. On our lowland plat this be-haved very much like sheeps fescue, and differed only in havingthe ripening seed-tops of a much redder color. It did not makeany runners nor a close turf; not tried on uplands. This species isscarcely superior to the common sheeps fescue. Dwarf Red Fescue.—Festuca rubra, var. dumetoria.—A dwarfvariety of the last. On our upland plat it grew rather better thanF. ovina. The leaves showed a bright green color. Made a betterturf than any of the small fescues; not tried on lowland plat. Grewfairly from fall seeding on College plats. Yalue about same as sheepfescue, and may also be used in lawn mixtures. Rose Fescue Grass.—Festuca rosea.—A small growing fescue,differing very slightly from F. ovina. On all our plats this speciesgrew rather stronger than sheeps fescue. Flowered April 15. Seed. 46 N C. AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 1896.
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