. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 64 pasture jiTasses. It iccinircs a j^ood soil <<iutaiuiiin; some lime in order to yield prolitable crops. It is largely employed in the Kasterii and Middle States as a lawn grass, for which use it is well adapted. It makes a good, lirm sod, and is particularly well suited for turfing the slopes of terraces and embankments, where the soil is good. There are several varieties, which dilVer chiefly in the breadth and length of the leaves, particularly those at the base of the stem. It is not so well adapted for the i)r
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 64 pasture jiTasses. It iccinircs a j^ood soil <<iutaiuiiin; some lime in order to yield prolitable crops. It is largely employed in the Kasterii and Middle States as a lawn grass, for which use it is well adapted. It makes a good, lirm sod, and is particularly well suited for turfing the slopes of terraces and embankments, where the soil is good. There are several varieties, which dilVer chiefly in the breadth and length of the leaves, particularly those at the base of the stem. It is not so well adapted for the i)roduction of hay as it is for ])asturage. It should enter into all mixtures designed for permanent ])a8ture. The slender stems of this grass afford an excellent material for the manufacture of the finer kinds of Leghorn hats. Good and well-cleaned seed should have 95 per cent purity and 50 per cent germinating power. The pow er of germination, how- over, is usually much below tiiis figure. When use best graz- ing grasses of the Rocky Mountains and promises to do well in cultivation. No. 211. PoUinia fulva Heiith. Sugar-grass. A slender or rather stout perennial, 1 to I feet high, with narrow leaves and two to tiirec terminal sjiikos, which are clothed with brown, silky hairs. It is a. Fifi. 7(5.—Kentiiiliv Blue-grass (Poa pm ten sis).. 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 United States. Division of Agrostology. Washington, D. C. : The Division
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