. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. Fifj. 60. — Fowl Meadow-grass {Panicularia nervata). Fig. 61—Munro grass (Panicitm aiiroitoi- des).. Fig. 62.—Bitter Panic-grass (Pan icum amarum). No. 156. Panicum capillare Linn. Old Witch-grass. An annual, with usually coarse, branching stems, 1 to 3 feet long, hairy leaf sheaths, and widely spreading panicles. Grows in cultivated grounds, where it often becomes a somewhat troublesome weed. Being an annual, however, it is easily eradicated. Possesses no value for fodder excepting for fall feed on stubble. No. 157. Paiii
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. Fifj. 60. — Fowl Meadow-grass {Panicularia nervata). Fig. 61—Munro grass (Panicitm aiiroitoi- des).. Fig. 62.—Bitter Panic-grass (Pan icum amarum). No. 156. Panicum capillare Linn. Old Witch-grass. An annual, with usually coarse, branching stems, 1 to 3 feet long, hairy leaf sheaths, and widely spreading panicles. Grows in cultivated grounds, where it often becomes a somewhat troublesome weed. Being an annual, however, it is easily eradicated. Possesses no value for fodder excepting for fall feed on stubble. No. 157. Paiiicuni ciliatissimum Buckl. Indian Wheat. A more or less extensively creeping perennial, with short leaves and upright flowering stems, 6 to 18 inches high. The panicles are narrow and few flowered, and in the prostrate forms usually partly included within the leaf sheaths. This grass is a native of western Texas, and doubtless possesses some agricultural value for the drier regions of the Southwest. The creeping stems resemble somewhat those of Bermuda-grass, but the leaves are usually more crowded and broader in proportion to their 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 United States. Division of Agrostology. Washington, D. C. : The Division
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