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No. 13. Agrostis stolonifera Linn. Creeping Bent. 



By some regarded as only a variety of Agrostis alba, with long, prostrate or creeping 

 stems, well adapted for sandy pastures near the coast, and useful, perhaps, for 

 binding shifting sands or river banks subject to wash or overflow. It makes a 

 good pasture grass for low lands, especially for those which are somewhat sandy, 

 and produces a fine and enduring turf for lawns, for which is is especially well 

 adapted. It is not a productive hay grass, although it has a record of yielding 

 on rich, peaty soil 7,742 pounds of hay and 2,722 pounds of green aftermath per 

 acre. If sown alone, sow at the rate of 2 bushels per acre, or for lawns 3 bush- 

 els. Current retail price in Xew York, $3.50 per bushel. 



No. 14. Agrostis vulgaris With. Herd'e-grass ; Redtop. 



This is little more than a variety of Agrostis alba, already noted. It is quoted in the 



seed catalogues as a distinct species, and is 

 recommended for mixtures designed for 

 permanent pastures or meadows. It suc- 

 ceeds as far south as Tennessee, and is often 

 sown with timothy and red clover. Retail 

 price of seed. New York market, $1 to if 1,50 

 per bushel. 



No. 15. AlopecurusgeniculatusLinn. Water 

 Foxtail. (Fig. 3.) 



A low, usually procumbent grass, with slender 

 stems 8 to 18 inches long, often rooting at 

 the lower joints. It usually grows in wet 

 places, and is very widely distributed 

 throughout the north temperate zone. It 

 has cylindrical heads or panicles, resem- 

 bling those of Meadow Foxtail, but much 

 smaller. This grass enters into the natural 

 herbage of low, wet meadows and pas- 

 tures, and in such places affords excellent 

 grazing, being tender and nutritious. 

 Alopecurus fulvtis is simply a variety of 

 this, with short-awned flowering glumes. 

 Under favorable circumstances this grass 

 makes a good turf and a pleasing lawn of 

 a deep rich green color, remaining green 

 throughout the severe winter weather of 



■c^^ o -ITT- * T> i 1 ,.7 the Middle States. 



Fig. 3.— Water Foxtail (Alopecnnts 



genieulatus). No. 16. Alopecurus occidentalis 8cribn. 



Mountain Foxtail. 



A grass of the mountain meadows of the Rocky Mountains, growing in rich soil 

 along streams and in the open parks. It lias slender, erect stems 2 to 3 feet 

 high, with short, oblong heads, thicker and shorter than those of common 

 Meadow Foxtail. This grass is occasionally found covering extensive areas to 

 the exclusion of other s])ecies. It yields a large bulk of tine, long, bright- 

 colored hay, which is highly valued where it can bo obtained. For the more 

 elevated meadows of the Rocky Mountain region, and doubtless also for the 

 New Knglaud and North Midfllo States, this grass would form an excellent 

 addition to the cultivated species, and its introduction is recommended. 



No. 17. Alopecurus pratensis Linn. Meadow Foxtail. (Fig. 4.) 



This well-known European grass has been introduced into this country and culti- 

 vated to some extent in the New England and Middle States. It is a valuable 

 grass for moist meadows and pastures, particularly the latter, on account of its 



