. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. ELYMUS £LY1IUS (Greek, rolled up or enveloped). Gra- mlnece. LviiE Grass. Wild Rye. Erect perennial grasses, with flat or convolute Ivs. and closely-fld. termi- nal spikes: spikelets 2-6-fld., often long-awned, the up- permost imperfect, sessile, in pairs (rarely inS'
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture : comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening; Horticulture; Horticulture; Horticulture. ELYMUS £LY1IUS (Greek, rolled up or enveloped). Gra- mlnece. LviiE Grass. Wild Rye. Erect perennial grasses, with flat or convolute Ivs. and closely-fld. termi- nal spikes: spikelets 2-6-fld., often long-awned, the up- permost imperfect, sessile, in pairs (rarely inS's or 4's), at the alternate notches of the continuous or articulate rachis, forming terminal spikes; empty glumes acute or awn-pointed, persistent and subtending the fls. like an involucre. Species about 20, in the temperate regions of Eu., Asia and N. Amer. For E. Hijstrix, see Asperella. areniriua, Linn. Sea Lyme Grass. Stout, coarse perennial, 2-8 ft. high, with strong, creeping rootstocks: Ivs. long, rigid, smooth: spikes dense, terminal,G-12 in. long; spikelets about 1 in. long and . of the best grasses known for binding the drifting sands of our Atlantic and Pacific coasts, especially when com- â bined with Beach Grass {nee Ammopliila arenaria). The seed is also used by the Digger Indians for food. Canadensis, Linn. Canada Lyme Grass. Terrel Grass. Rather stout, smooth perennial, 3-5 ft. high, with broad, flat Ivs. 6-12 in. long : spikes 4-9 in. long, exserted, nodding spkelets very r'g'd 3 d fld fl glumes long-awned Co n men in low thickets ani along streams in rich open woods t hrosghout the country. â Cult, as a ornamental plant. ^ ar glaucifdlius, Gray (E glaucifdlius, Hort ) pale and glaucous through out, with usually m e slender awns. Cult i n ornamental grass. Cat Rye Grass. The Hrge t of the native Rye Gra e growing to the he ght f 5-10 ft.: culms in den e tufts, stout : spikes 8 to 1% ft. long, very \% able, compact or n rupted,
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