. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 60. ample. It does not attain its full size until the second year, and if designed for bay should be cut before liowiring, for when fully luature the stems become woody and are too hard to make good fodder. The seed, which matures in .July and August, is easily gathered. Good seed should have 95 per cent purity and 60 per cent g<'rmination. It may be prop- agated by seed or by cuttings of the rootstocks, these being laid down at intervals of 1 foot, and slightly covered. The retail price of seed quoted in the'New York m
. Bulletin. Gramineae -- United States; Forage plants -- United States. 60. ample. It does not attain its full size until the second year, and if designed for bay should be cut before liowiring, for when fully luature the stems become woody and are too hard to make good fodder. The seed, which matures in .July and August, is easily gathered. Good seed should have 95 per cent purity and 60 per cent g<'rmination. It may be prop- agated by seed or by cuttings of the rootstocks, these being laid down at intervals of 1 foot, and slightly covered. The retail price of seed quoted in the'New York market is $35 per 100 ])i)Uiids. A variety with white-striped leaves, called Rib- bon-grass, is cultivated in gardens for ornament. No. 191. Phalaris canariensis Linu. Canary-grass. (Fig. 72.) An erect annual, 1 to 3 feet high, with flat leaA'es, and dense, ovoid ]ianicles or heads about an inch long. This grass is appar- ently a native of the warmer countries of Europe, of north Africa and western Asia. It has become widely dis- tributed throughout the warmer temperate and tropical re- gions of the world, including Australia. Cultivated in Ger- many and southern Euro])e. It has been introduced into this country, and is occasionally cultivated for its seeds, which are used for bird food. The flour from the seeds is utilized in certain processes of cotton manufacture (weaver's glue), and is even employed in tlio making of some kinds of cake. It is frefjuently met with iu waste grounds Fio. 72.—Canary- about dwellings in the vicinitv of (I'halaris ^^^^^ canariensis). No. 192. Phalaris caroliniaua Walt. Southern Canary-grass; Apache Timothy. This and Phalaris (itif/iisia (Fig. 73) have usually been regarded as one species, the latter as avarietj- with more elongated heads and rather stouter growth. Both the species and variety are perennials, ranging from South Carolina to Florida and westward to Texas. Arizona, California, and northwaidon thel'acilic slope to Oreg
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