. The book of grasses; an illustrated guide to the common grasses, and the most common of the rushes and sedges. Grasses; Juncaceae; Cyperaceae. Illustrated Descriptions of the Grasses beaches. The former spe- cies is distinguished by narrow panicles of erect branches, the latter species (which is also found in sandy soil inland) by large, wide!)' opened flowering- heads brilliantly painted with vivid-coloured anthers and stigmas. Nor is the above a com- plete list of the Panic- grasses that bloom in Eastern States: in some localities nearly a score of species may be gathered within the radius
. The book of grasses; an illustrated guide to the common grasses, and the most common of the rushes and sedges. Grasses; Juncaceae; Cyperaceae. Illustrated Descriptions of the Grasses beaches. The former spe- cies is distinguished by narrow panicles of erect branches, the latter species (which is also found in sandy soil inland) by large, wide!)' opened flowering- heads brilliantly painted with vivid-coloured anthers and stigmas. Nor is the above a com- plete list of the Panic- grasses that bloom in Eastern States: in some localities nearly a score of species may be gathered within the radius of a mile. Brilliant tints are given to many, purple and reddish brown colour the green spikelets; orange and terra-cotta tinge the anthers of some, purple the anthers of others. Often in the smaller species a few leaves are dyed in crimson, and in the majority of the Panic-grasses the feathery stigmas are of deep purple. Cockspur Grass. Barnyard Grass. Echinochloa crusg'alli (L.) Beauv. Annual. Naturalized from Europe. Stem 1-6 ft. tall, coarse, erect, branching. Sheaths usually smooth, flattened. Ligulc wanting. Leaves 6'-24' long, 3"-!2" wide, rough margined. Panicle 3'-!2' long, coarse, branches erect or spreading, densely flowered on lower side. Spikelets ovate, i-flowered, \"-i\" long. Scales 4; 1st scale minute, 2nd and 3d scales rough, about equal, 3d scale awned or awnless; flowering scale shining, enclos- ing a palet of similar texture. Stamens 3. A variable species. Cultivated grounds, waste places, and by ditches. August to September. Throughout North America, except in the extreme north. 73. Cockspur Grass Echinochloa crusgalli. 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 Francis, Mary Evans. Garden City, N. Y. , Doubleday, Page & Co.
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