. Nature-study; a manual for teachers and students. Nature study. 354 NATURE-STUDY in a ncigliborhood. It will sliow tlic great variety there is. In the mea(lo\\s and pastures arc June grass, timothy, red to]), bent grass, blue joint, and on the western prairies the buf- falo grass, all valuable fodder. ^Jillet is often so\\'n in the fields for fodder. In our northern swamps anfl lake and river bor- ders is «'ild rice. Some grasses are considered more as weeds: Squirrel-tail, old-witch's grass, wild rye, and sand bur are road- side weeds. Pigeon grass, green foxtail, and Cjuack grass are commo
. Nature-study; a manual for teachers and students. Nature study. 354 NATURE-STUDY in a ncigliborhood. It will sliow tlic great variety there is. In the mea(lo\\s and pastures arc June grass, timothy, red to]), bent grass, blue joint, and on the western prairies the buf- falo grass, all valuable fodder. ^Jillet is often so\\'n in the fields for fodder. In our northern swamps anfl lake and river bor- ders is «'ild rice. Some grasses are considered more as weeds: Squirrel-tail, old-witch's grass, wild rye, and sand bur are road- side weeds. Pigeon grass, green foxtail, and Cjuack grass are common in the fields and else- where. Barnyard grass is tall and coarse, growing around barnyards and rich, low places. The lawns arc made unsightly in midsummer by the low, spreading crab grass. The cereals should be studied from the botanical as well as from the commercial standpoint. Comjiarc them with the grasses and it will be seen that they have the narrow, clasping leaves, the hohow stems, the solid joints and, also, the flow- ers of grasses. In fact they arc grasses, cultiwated for their seeds. Even our Indian-corn or maize, sorghum, sugar cane, and the bamboo are grasses. A good time to study grains is in the fall. It may be. Fig. 148. Timothy Grass in 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 Holtz, Frederick Leopold, 1870-. New York, C. Scribner's Sons
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