. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 44 luiicilaginous tea is prepared, used in medicine. The graiu is largely fed to horses, both iu this couutry and in Europe, but the chief use is for brewing beer. " Brewers grains," a by-product, both wet and dry, are fed to cattle, chiefly iu the vicinity of breweries. No. 127. Hydrochloa carolinensis Beauv. Floating-grass. A slender aquatic grass of the Gulf States, growing along muddy banks and In eliaUow streams. Tile steins are often 2 feet or more in length, and in shallow water tlieir summits appear above
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 44 luiicilaginous tea is prepared, used in medicine. The graiu is largely fed to horses, both iu this couutry and in Europe, but the chief use is for brewing beer. " Brewers grains," a by-product, both wet and dry, are fed to cattle, chiefly iu the vicinity of breweries. No. 127. Hydrochloa carolinensis Beauv. Floating-grass. A slender aquatic grass of the Gulf States, growing along muddy banks and In eliaUow streams. Tile steins are often 2 feet or more in length, and in shallow water tlieir summits appear above the surface, while in water of greater depth the uppermost leaves are floating. The tender stems and leaves are eat- en by stock, and m:iy af- ford some food for water- fowl. No. 128. Imperata arundi- uacea Cyrill. Blady-grass. A sand and soil binder com- mon throughout the warmer temperate and tropical regions of both hemispheres. It is a stout, erect, leafy grass, 1 to 3 feet high, with sil- very-white spike-like panicles. The rootstocks form a perfect network of strong fibers, and iu warm countries the grass is recommended for bind- ing river banks, the sides of dams, and the loose sands of the coast. This grass is easily propagated by root cuttings, an<^ might be utilized along the Gulf Coast or along the Lower Mississippi in strengthening the levees. In the Malay Archipelago this Imperata is the prin- cipal grass of the Alang Alang fields, and is used by the natives for thatch- ing roofs. Cattle eat it when young with .-ippareut relish, .md in Bengal it forms a very large portion of the pasturage. The Tclingas make use of it in their nuirriage ceremonies. In western Texas and Arizona there is a native species, Imperata hookeri (fig. 52), A^ery much like the one above described, iu appearance and habit of growth. It grows naturally around the borders of .•ill<aline sjiriniis. No. 129. Isachne australis R. Br. Swamp Millet. A sleinhir grass, (Tee])injx at the haav,
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