. The book of grasses; an illustrated guide to the common grasses, and the most common of the rushes and sedges. Grasses; Juncaceae; Cyperaceae. I fiHuifin GRASS Sorgliaslrmn nutans Indian Grass. Sorghdstrum nutans (L.) Nash. Stem 3-8 ft. tall, erect. Ligule i"-2" long. Leaves 6'-i8' long, 2"-8" wide. Panicle 4'-!2' long, dense, branches erect or slightly spreading. Spike- lets i-flowered, in pairs or 3's; i spikelct of each group sessile and perfect; sterile spikelets reduced to hairy pedicels; perfect spikelets 3"-4" long, hairy, shining chestnut brown; scal
. The book of grasses; an illustrated guide to the common grasses, and the most common of the rushes and sedges. Grasses; Juncaceae; Cyperaceae. I fiHuifin GRASS Sorgliaslrmn nutans Indian Grass. Sorghdstrum nutans (L.) Nash. Stem 3-8 ft. tall, erect. Ligule i"-2" long. Leaves 6'-i8' long, 2"-8" wide. Panicle 4'-!2' long, dense, branches erect or slightly spreading. Spike- lets i-flowered, in pairs or 3's; i spikelct of each group sessile and perfect; sterile spikelets reduced to hairy pedicels; perfect spikelets 3"-4" long, hairy, shining chestnut brown; scales 4; flowering scale bearing a twisted awn 5"-io" long. Stamens 3, anthers yellow. Dry soil, fields, waysides, and borders of woods. August to October. Ontario to Manitoba, south to Florida, Texas, and Arizona. LARGE CRAB-GRASS, SMALL CRAB-GRASS, AND PURPLE FINGER-GRASS The two Crab-grasses, large and small, are among the many weeds that have obtained a foot- hold in America by smuggling their seeds through the port of entry with those of more important plants. Many of the most com- mon weeds — how many can hardly be known — are those that have emigrated with the white man and have tirelessly followed his footsteps through the New World. Such unwelcome foreign- ers usually take the highways of civilization for their own, and remaining near waysides and in cultivated lands keep the agricul- turist forever busy "plucking up the naughty ; 56. 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 Francis, Mary Evans. Garden City, N. Y. , Doubleday, Page & Co.
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