GRASS AND CLOVERS AVAILABLE FOR USE IN THE UPPER 

 PACIFIC COAST REGION. 



Judging from the results of the experiments conducted at North 

 Yakima and Walla Walla and the information acquired through 

 personal observation of our own field agents and correspondents who 

 are cooperating with the Division, the following grasses may be 

 suggested as available for use in the upper Pacific coast region : 



Grasses and clovers for permanent meadoivs and pastures where the average 

 conditions of soil and climate prevail— Alsike, mammotli clover, meadow fescue 

 {Festuca 2)ratensis), red fescue {Festuca rubra), reed fescue {Festuca arundi- 

 nacea), tall meadow oat-grass {Arrhenathervm elatius), western wheat grass 

 {Agropyron spicatum), meadow wheat grass {Agrojryron pseudoi^epens) , slender 

 wheat grass {Agropyron tenerum), smooth brome {Bromus inermis), Kentucky 

 blue grass (Poa pratensis), perennial rye-grass {Lolixim perenne), Turkestan 

 alfalfa (Medicago sativa var. turkestanica) . 



As deserving of trial: Wild timothy [Muldenhergia racemosa), bearded wheat 

 grass (Agropyron caninnrii), smooth bunch grass {Poa Icevigata), mutton grass 

 {Poa fendleriana), Terrell grass {Elymus virginicus), Wyoming blue grass {Poa 

 ivheelerii), ])ale bunch grass {Poa lucida), and Oasis alfalfa. 



Hardy annuals.— Rescue grass {Bromus unioloides), Japanese barnyard millet 

 {Panicum crusgalli), Japanese wheat grass {Brachypodium jajjonicum), black 

 Russian broom-corn millet {Panicum miliaceum), bur clover {Medicago denticu- 

 lata), spring vetch {Vicia sativa), hairy vetch {Vicia villosa). 



The following are suggested for further trial : 



Crowfoot or goose grass {Eleusine indica) African millet {Eleusine coracana), 

 gram [Cicer arietinum), \ent.il {Ervum lens). 



Grasses for the dry uplands.— Bine grama {Bouteloua oligostachya), side oats 

 grama {Bouteloua curtipendula), bunch wheat grass {Agropyron divergens), 

 Nevada blue grass {Poa nevadensis), sheep fescue {Festuca ovina), King's fescue 

 {Festuca kingii), white or sweet sage {Eurotia lanata), sainfoin {Onohrychis 

 sativa), smooth brome. 



Sand Binders.— Sea, lyme grass {Elymus arenarius), slender sand lyme grass 

 {Elymus arenicolus), yellow lyme grass {Elymus flavescens), Astoria blue grass 

 {Poa macrantha) , Leckenby's blue grass {Poa leckenbyi). 



F. Lamson-Scribner, 



Agrostologist. 

 Approved : 



James Wilson, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 

 Washington, D. C, December 22^ 1899. 



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