. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 38 No. 108. Euchlaeiia mexicaiia Schrad. Teosiute. (Fig. 44.) v\. stout, leafy, annual grass, 8 to 10 or 12 feet higli, resembling Indian corn, to \vlii( h it is botanically closely related. The variety TJ. Jiixiirians, of the seed cata logues, wliich has been cultivated in various parts of the South and West, has a habit of tillering, or sending up many—1*0 to .50—stalks from the same root (Plate III, fig. 1). From this habit the bulk of fodder produced to the acre is very large, probably unequaled by any otlier grass. It
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 38 No. 108. Euchlaeiia mexicaiia Schrad. Teosiute. (Fig. 44.) v\. stout, leafy, annual grass, 8 to 10 or 12 feet higli, resembling Indian corn, to \vlii( h it is botanically closely related. The variety TJ. Jiixiirians, of the seed cata logues, wliich has been cultivated in various parts of the South and West, has a habit of tillering, or sending up many—1*0 to .50—stalks from the same root (Plate III, fig. 1). From this habit the bulk of fodder produced to the acre is very large, probably unequaled by any otlier grass. It is liked by all kinds of stock, and has especial value as a green fodder when other forage is dried up. It may be cut several times during the season, but nearly as good results will be obtained from a single cutting, made before there is any frost. The stalks are tender, and there is no waste in the fodder when dry or green. One pound of seed to the acre, planted in drills 3 feet apart and thinned to a foot apart in the drill, is recommended. It is a native of the warmer portions of Mexico and Central America. The seed rarely matures north of southern Florida. No. 109. Festuca duriuscula Lam. Hard Fescue. A slender, densely tufted, perennial grass, 1 to 2 feet high, with numerous very fine radical leaves and open panicles. This is one of the. 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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