. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 65 native of Australia, found througliout all the colonies of that country, growing chiefly on the richest soils and on deep alluvial flats bordering rivers and creeks. It is prodiictive, and much prized by cattlemen. The name "sugar-graes" is applied to this species ou account of the sweetness of its stems and foliage. Mr. Fred Turner recommends it for cultivation on good land, especially in grazing districts, and he speaks of it as being a good grass to plant on the banks of rivers, creeks, and dams, as its str
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 65 native of Australia, found througliout all the colonies of that country, growing chiefly on the richest soils and on deep alluvial flats bordering rivers and creeks. It is prodiictive, and much prized by cattlemen. The name "sugar-graes" is applied to this species ou account of the sweetness of its stems and foliage. Mr. Fred Turner recommends it for cultivation on good land, especially in grazing districts, and he speaks of it as being a good grass to plant on the banks 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 as a variety of Pollinia cumminyii Nees, bj^ 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. RedQeldiaflexuosa(Thiirb.) Vasey. Eedfield's-grass. (Fig. 77.) A stout, native perennial, 18 inches to 4 feet high, with long, narrow leaves and difl'usely spreading pan- icles, growing in the sandy districts of Nebraska, 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, showy pani- cles of silky-hairy flowers. Used in the manufacture of mattins:, rope, and paper, and for thatching. The stems are made into sieves, scieens, and baskets
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