. The grasses of Tennessee; including cereals and forage plants. Grasses; Forage plants; Grain. 196 THE GRASSES OP TENNESSEE. BARLEY GRASS— (Hordeum pussillum.) Spikelets one flowered, with an awl-shaped rudiment on the inner side, three at each joint of the raehis, the lateral ones usually abortive or imperfect, short stalked; glumes side by side in front of the spike- lets, Blender and bristle-form; lower pale convex, long awned; stamens, three; grain long, adhering to the pales.—Flint. Barley Grass is found usually in brackish marshes, and grows from 6 to 12 inches high. It looks very much
. The grasses of Tennessee; including cereals and forage plants. Grasses; Forage plants; Grain. 196 THE GRASSES OP TENNESSEE. BARLEY GRASS— (Hordeum pussillum.) Spikelets one flowered, with an awl-shaped rudiment on the inner side, three at each joint of the raehis, the lateral ones usually abortive or imperfect, short stalked; glumes side by side in front of the spike- lets, Blender and bristle-form; lower pale convex, long awned; stamens, three; grain long, adhering to the pales.—Flint. Barley Grass is found usually in brackish marshes, and grows from 6 to 12 inches high. It looks very much like barley, and is much relished by cattle, and when full of seeds, it is very nourishing. It could be sown on places that would scarcely produce anything else, as in swampy localities. It is not of much value in an agricultural point of view, though stock will eat it. TALIi MEADOW OAT ( avenacewm.) Spikelets two flowered, and the rudi- ments of a third, open; lowest flower staminate or sterile, with a long bent awn below the middle of the back; leaves flat, acute, roughish on both sides, most on the inner; panicle leaning slightly to one side; glumes very unequal; stems from two to three feet high; root perennial, fi- brouB, sometimes bulbous. It has two florets, the lower one having a long awn rising from a little above the base of the outer palea, and this peculiarity distin- , guishes it from all other grasses It Flowers from May to July.—Mint. This grass is very popular in France, from whence it was in- troduced, and is there known by the name of "Ray ; It will grow well on any land that produces clover. Its limit is about 1,500 feet above the sea. It grows quickly and forms a very excellent grass for early pas- turage, probably earlier than any other. It is mown down for hay,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of
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