. Agricultural botany, theoretical and practical. Botany, Economic; Botany. MEADOW FESCUE S43 for sowing on the stififer and damper class of soils in sheltered situations. It is less hardy than smooth-stalked meadow-grass, suffering more readily from frost and drought, and does not start growth so soon in spring. Wood Meadow-Grass {Poa nemoralis L.).—A perennial grass resembling the two previous species, but of more slender growth, and generally confined to shady places and woods. It has very narrow leaves and a very short ligule. Although it will endure a certain amount of drought when grown
. Agricultural botany, theoretical and practical. Botany, Economic; Botany. MEADOW FESCUE S43 for sowing on the stififer and damper class of soils in sheltered situations. It is less hardy than smooth-stalked meadow-grass, suffering more readily from frost and drought, and does not start growth so soon in spring. Wood Meadow-Grass {Poa nemoralis L.).—A perennial grass resembling the two previous species, but of more slender growth, and generally confined to shady places and woods. It has very narrow leaves and a very short ligule. Although it will endure a certain amount of drought when grown in the open meadow, its practical agricultural value is small. Late Meadow-Grass (Pi^a serotina Ehrh.) is not a native British species, but its seeds are sometimes sold in place of Wood Meadow-Grass. It is a somewhat coarse kind of Poa which yields a good late crop of grass. Genus Festuca. Panicles usually spreading; spikelets with three or more flowers ; empty glumes unequal, shorter than the flowering glume ^ lower half of the flowering glume rounded on the back, upper part often keeled, awned from the tip or with a short, stiff point; styles terminal on the ovary. Meadow Fescue {Festucapratensis'L.).— Aperennial broad, flat-leaved grass growing from 2 to 3 feet high, and common in damp meadows. Although somewhat tufted in habit it tends to cover the ground very evenly. It is among the earliest of grasses to start growth in spring, often rivalling „ , „ . ° . f °' . ° Fig. 182.—^, Panicle of meadow foxtail m this respect. It yields Mc-idow Fescue (natural size). , B, Spikelet (twice natural a large amount of nutritious fodder and size). grows rapidly after mowing or depasturing with 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 Percival, John, 1863-1949. New York, H. Holt
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