. Grasses and forage plants, by Killebrew. cing a strange grass with unknown qualities that may prove to be anenemy. HAIRY FLOWERED VKSVK\J\5^l—{Paspalum ovatum or dilatatinn.—(Pastures.)This is a perennial, said to be a native of Brazil, and is considered anexcellent grass for late pastures, as it makes its principal growth inautumn. Dr. Gattinger, of Nashville, mentions it in his Tennessee Floraas being one of the grasses found in open ground and in grass plots. It 72 grows from two to four feet high and has long narrow leaves. It isgreatly relished by stock and does not appear to have
. Grasses and forage plants, by Killebrew. cing a strange grass with unknown qualities that may prove to be anenemy. HAIRY FLOWERED VKSVK\J\5^l—{Paspalum ovatum or dilatatinn.—(Pastures.)This is a perennial, said to be a native of Brazil, and is considered anexcellent grass for late pastures, as it makes its principal growth inautumn. Dr. Gattinger, of Nashville, mentions it in his Tennessee Floraas being one of the grasses found in open ground and in grass plots. It 72 grows from two to four feet high and has long narrow leaves. It isgreatly relished by stock and does not appear to have any troublesomequalities. There are twelve species of this grass, according to Dr. Gattinger,found in the Southern States, seven of which are found in the State ofTennessee. He says: The various species which represent this grasswithin the State of Tennessee rank, in my opinion, foremost by the num-ber of individuals, nutritious qualities and tenacity of life, amongst thewhole of the grazing herbage. They are perennials with thick, strong,. Hairy Flowered Paspalum—Paspalittn ovaliini. 2. Inflorescence. 3. Upper leaf. 4. Spikelet. .5. Spikelet laid open. (i. Floral Ialea and lodicule. running roots, often making a dense matting. Wherever they take holdother plants disappear. * * * Blue grass and paspalum are frequentlycommingled but the latter succeeds the former by four or five weeks andcomes in full force after the former has away. They are vigor-ous growing succulent grasses with heavy culms, large and smooth seedgrains with a smooth and thin epidermis. They must surely be verynutritious and their habit and cultivation ought to be studied. / PART LEGUMINOUS PLANTS. The leguminous plants embrace not less than GoOO species. They arewidely distributed in every quarter of the globe and vary in size from alowly plant that scarcely lifts its head above the surface to the majesticlocust trees found in tropical lands. Of the leguminous plants
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