. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. Fig. 550. Detail of blue-grass flower {Foa prateiisis). 1, siiikflot; 2, floret opened: fl. florets; g, glumes; pd, peilii'el; St, stamen; a, nntheis; f, filaments: s, stigmas; /).palea; Memma; o, ovary; /•, rachilla. Fig. 551. Kentucky blue-grass or June- grass (I'oa praten- sis). prateiisis, Linn. Kentucky Blue-grass. (Figs. 549-551.) A perennial grass growing in tufts, but p
. Cyclopedia of farm crops : a popular survey of crops and crop-making methods in the United States and Canada. Agriculture -- Canada; Agriculture -- United States; Farm produce -- Canada; Farm produce -- United States. Fig. 550. Detail of blue-grass flower {Foa prateiisis). 1, siiikflot; 2, floret opened: fl. florets; g, glumes; pd, peilii'el; St, stamen; a, nntheis; f, filaments: s, stigmas; /).palea; Memma; o, ovary; /•, rachilla. Fig. 551. Kentucky blue-grass or June- grass (I'oa praten- sis). prateiisis, Linn. Kentucky Blue-grass. (Figs. 549-551.) A perennial grass growing in tufts, but producing abundant rootstocks by which it soon forms a firm sod. Panicles spreading but not dif- fuse, two to five inches long. Spikelets mostly three- to five-flowered ; lemma much as in the pre- ceding, but the intermediate nerves more promi- nent. A valuable grass, native in the northern part of both hemispheres and widely cultivated for pasture and lawns. It does not thrive in the 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 Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York : Macmillan
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