. Common weeds of Canada [microform] : a pocket guide. Weeds; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Weeds; Mauvaises herbes. Noxious Weeds of Western Canada SKUNK-TAIL GRASS. Hordeum juhatum, (L). Root.—Fibrous. Stem.—Tufts, s to 12 inches higli. Le«vei. —Grayish-green. Flowers.—Flowers in l)eautiful silky, bristly heads, '.\ to 4 inches long, pale yellowish-green and often tinged with red. Fruit.— When ripe, spike breaks up into 7-awned clusters of three flowers, the central one of which is iong-awned and fertile. Seeds.—Slender and sharp-pointed. Duration.—A (jerennial, flower- ing the second
. Common weeds of Canada [microform] : a pocket guide. Weeds; Mauvaises herbes, Lutte contre les; Weeds; Mauvaises herbes. Noxious Weeds of Western Canada SKUNK-TAIL GRASS. Hordeum juhatum, (L). Root.—Fibrous. Stem.—Tufts, s to 12 inches higli. Le«vei. —Grayish-green. Flowers.—Flowers in l)eautiful silky, bristly heads, '.\ to 4 inches long, pale yellowish-green and often tinged with red. Fruit.— When ripe, spike breaks up into 7-awned clusters of three flowers, the central one of which is iong-awned and fertile. Seeds.—Slender and sharp-pointed. Duration.—A (jerennial, flower- ing the second year. Flowering.—July. Seeding. —July—August. Propagation.—By seeds. Dis- persal.—By seeds in grain and hay; carried by animals, winds, and water. Eradication.—Mow l)efore seeds rii)en; cultivate early in season. Skunk-tail Grass, also called Skunk Grass, Squirrel-tail Gjass, Tickle Grass, and Wild Barley, is a true barley and makes excellent feed when green or as hay. It is, however, a serious enemy of Western stockmen, because the barbed seeds, when taken into the mouth of an animal, penetrate the soft tissues, causing annoying irritation, ulcers, and swellings. It works into the wool of sheep, and through it even into the flesh, sometimes causing blindness. Wild barley is a native grass found usually in alkaline soils, in Western Canada. Short-awned skunk-tail grass is found growing with the Iong-awned, the habits of the two being identical. The short-awned skunk- tail has taller and more erect stems, shorter awns to the seeds, and slender and more drooping spikes, which are much more tinged with red. SWEET GRASS. Hierochloe borealis (R. & S.) Root.—Deej)-rooted, with wide-spreading, white rootstocks. which produce in summer many barren shoots. Stem.—12 to 117. Skunk-tail Grass Hordeum jubtitum. (L'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and ap
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