. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 65 =v— native of Australia, foi\ii(l throughout all the colonies of that couniry, growing chiefly on the richest soils and on deep alluvial Hats bordering rivers and creeks. It is productive, and much prized hy cattlemen. The name "sugar-grass'' is applied to this species on account of the sweetness of its stems and foliage. Mr. Fred Turner recommends it for cultivation on good laud, especially in grazing districts, and he speaks of it as being a good grass to plant on the banlcs of rivers, creeks, and dams, as its st
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 65 =v— native of Australia, foi\ii(l throughout all the colonies of that couniry, growing chiefly on the richest soils and on deep alluvial Hats bordering rivers and creeks. It is productive, and much prized hy cattlemen. The name "sugar-grass'' is applied to this species on account of the sweetness of its stems and foliage. Mr. Fred Turner recommends it for cultivation on good laud, especially in grazing districts, and he speaks of it as being a good grass to plant on the banlcs of rivers, creeks, and dams, as its strong, penetrating roots would help to bind the soil and prevent its being washed away by heavy rains or floods. This grass is classed :is a variety of I'oUinia cummin<jii Nees, by Hackel. No. 212. Puccinellia maritima (Huds.) Pari. .Sea Spear-grass. A slender grass, 12 to 18 inches high, with creeping rhizomes. It occurs in the marshes along the seacoasts of New England and the Middle States, and forms a valuable element of the hay of tide- water marshes. No. 213. Redfieldiaflexuosa(Thurb.) Vasey. Redfield's-grass. (Fig. 77.) A stout, native perennial, 18 inches to 4 feet high, with long, narrow leaves and diffusely spreading p;in- icles, growing in the sandy districts of Xebrask-i, Colorado, and Kan- sas. It has deeply penetrating and widely spreading underground stems or rhizomes, making it a val- uable species for binding drifting sands. It is a characteristic grass of the sand hills of central Nebras- ka, growing in the drifting sands and "blow-outs," and is a conspic- uous and almost the only grass found on the sand dunes south of the Arkansas River, near Garden City, Kans. No. 214. Saccharuni ciliare Anderss. A tall, handsome grass of India, with smooth stems, 8 to 10 feet high, long leaves, and large, showj' ]iaiii- cles of silky-hairy flowers. Used in the manufacture of matting, rope, and paper, and for thatching. The stems are made into sieves, screens,
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