51 



hay. In low, moist, uinl ratlier rich iiieadows its ciiltivatiou wonkl douhtless 

 he protitahle, ami it is certaiuly deserving of a trial la such locations. 



No. 155. Panicum amarum E^ll. Bitter Panic-grass. (Fig. 62.) 

 A grass of the sandy seacoasts, ranging from Connecticut southward to Florida ajid 

 along the (inlf. It has coarse, hard stems, 1 to 5 feet high, and strong, creeping 

 rootstocks, making it an excellent sand hinder. The islands oif the coast of 

 Mississippi are almost wludly made up of drift sands, the outer sides hciug 

 dunes from 10 to 30 feet high, Avhile the middle of the islands is usually low and 

 occupied by swamps or lakes. This bitter panic is very abundant upon the out- 

 side of these dunes, where it is exposed to the winds and Avaves, and where 

 it serves to etfectually hind the otherwise shifting sands. The leaves and stems 

 have a Inttcr taste, hence the common name. 



Fig. 60. — Fowl Me:idi)\v-gra88 

 (Panicularia nervata) . 



Fig. 61 Miinro-gras.s 



(I'anicxim a(jro»toi- 

 des) . 



Fm. 62. — Bitter Panic-grass (y'(/>i 

 icum ainarum) . 



No. 156. Panicum capillare Liuu. Okl Witch-grass. 



An annual, with usually coarse, branching stems, 1 to 3 feet long, hairy leaf sheaths, 

 and widely spreading panicles. Grows in cultivated grounds, wh(^re it often 

 becomes a somewhat troublesome weed. Being an annual, however, it is easily 

 eradicated. Possesses no value for fodder excepting for fall feed on stubble. 



No. 157. Paiiicuin ciliatissimum Buckl. Iiidhm Wheat. 



A more or less extensively creeping perennial, Avith short leaA^es and upright dowering 

 stems, 6 to 18 inches high. The panicles are narrow and few flowered, and in 

 the prostrate forms usually ^lartly included Avithin the leaf sheaths. This grass 

 is a native of Avestern Texas, and doubtless possesses sonu; agricultural value for 

 the drier regions of the Southwest. The creei>ing stems resemble someAvhat 

 those of Bermuda-grass, but the leaves are usually more crowded and broader 

 in proportion to their length. 



