. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 23 good appeaTance, aTthougli of somewhat inferior quality. No attempts Iiave been made to cultivate ir, lor agricultural purposes. It makes a vigorous early growth on good soils ami is recommended for propagation in wooded parks and woodland pastures. No. 54. Bromus inermis Leyss. Smooth Brome-grass. (Fig. 20.) An erect perennial, 2 to 5 feet high, with strong creeping rootstocks, and a loose open panicle, 4 to 6 inches long. A native of Europe introduced into this country by the Agricultural Experiment Station of the Uni
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 23 good appeaTance, aTthougli of somewhat inferior quality. No attempts Iiave been made to cultivate ir, lor agricultural purposes. It makes a vigorous early growth on good soils ami is recommended for propagation in wooded parks and woodland pastures. No. 54. Bromus inermis Leyss. Smooth Brome-grass. (Fig. 20.) An erect perennial, 2 to 5 feet high, with strong creeping rootstocks, and a loose open panicle, 4 to 6 inches long. A native of Europe introduced into this country by the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of California about 1880,. which gives considerable promise of value both for haj^ and pasturage. It is strongly stoloniferous, and quickly makes a thick, firm turf. It appears to' grow with equal vigor in Canada and in Tennessee, remaining green through- out the winter season in the latter Stiate. The strong p« character of. 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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