. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. riG. 78.—Yanilla-grasB (Sava- stana odorata). Fio. 79. — Cord-grass (Sj)artina cynotu- roides). Fia. 80. — Fox-grass (Spartina patens). long-leafed sterile or llowerlcss shoots. These long leaves are woven into small mats and boxes by the Indians, aud liud a ready market because of the sweet odor, which they retaiu for a loug time. This odor resembles that of sweet vernal grass, but is more jjowerful, especially when this grass is dry. In some European countries it is believed to have a tendency to indnce sleep, and bunche
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. riG. 78.—Yanilla-grasB (Sava- stana odorata). Fio. 79. — Cord-grass (Sj)artina cynotu- roides). Fia. 80. — Fox-grass (Spartina patens). long-leafed sterile or llowerlcss shoots. These long leaves are woven into small mats and boxes by the Indians, aud liud a ready market because of the sweet odor, which they retaiu for a loug time. This odor resembles that of sweet vernal grass, but is more jjowerful, especially when this grass is dry. In some European countries it is believed to have a tendency to indnce sleep, and bunches of it are hung over beds for this purpose. It makes a good turf, but is of little value for forage. lu the Northwest Vanilla-grass is generally called Sweet-grass. No. 217. Secale cereale Linn. Rye. An annual, 1 to 6 feet high, with Hat leaves and a terminal, somewhat iJattened, bearded spike 4 to 6 inches long. The rye crop of the United States in 1895 was 27,210,070 bushels, nearly half of which was produced in the States of. 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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