. The grasses of Tennessee; including cereals and forage plants. Grasses; Forage plants; Grain. 224 NATIVE FORAGE PLANTS lance to them. Spike loose, the spreading spikelets tipped, with an awn about one inch long. Root The foliage of the tufts is very tender before appearance of the culm. Flowers in July, and is very common in the State. Good forage. ELYMTJS VIEGINICTJS, (7irpi?iia» Lyme Grass. Wild Bye. J'erennial.) The two spikelets of one joint of the spike of E. Virginicus, about the natural size (1); the glumes and the flowers of one spikelet, enlarged and displayed (2); an
. The grasses of Tennessee; including cereals and forage plants. Grasses; Forage plants; Grain. 224 NATIVE FORAGE PLANTS lance to them. Spike loose, the spreading spikelets tipped, with an awn about one inch long. Root The foliage of the tufts is very tender before appearance of the culm. Flowers in July, and is very common in the State. Good forage. ELYMTJS VIEGINICTJS, (7irpi?iia» Lyme Grass. Wild Bye. J'erennial.) The two spikelets of one joint of the spike of E. Virginicus, about the natural size (1); the glumes and the flowers of one spikelet, enlarged and displayed (2); and an open flower more mag- nified (3). Spiu e erect, dense and rigid, spikelets in pairs, 2-3 flowered, the flowers nearly smooth, glumes lanceolate, strongly nerved, as long as the spike- let. Culm 2-4 feet high. Forms large tufts of broadly liner bright green, rough leaves, which commence putting out in March, and afford a good early pasturage. It is very valuable, and ought to be tried in ELYMUS STBIATUS, Willd.~(<Sma« Lyme Grass). Pubescent or villous; spike dense and thickish, upright or slightly nodding; spikelets in pairs, 1-2 flowered, bristly hairy; glumes awl-shaped, bristle — awned, 1-3 nerved, about twice the length of the flowers, exclusive of the ca- pillary awn, which is about 7 inches long. Very common in dry, sandy places. Poor grass. ELYMUS CANAD'E'(Canadim Lyme Grass. Wild Bye). Perennial, common, flowering in July. Spike loose, nodding at the extremity; glumes lanceolate, subulate, awned, prominently nerved. Culms 3-4 feet high, spike 6-8 inches long. Glume strictly one line wide. As good as E. 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 Killebrew, J. B. (Joseph Buckner), 1831-1906. Nashville, The American co.
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