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No. 108. Euchlaeiia mexicaiia Schrad. Teosiute. (Fig. 44.) 



v\. stout, leafy, annual grass, 8 to 10 or 12 feet higli, resembling Indian corn, to \vlii( h 

 it is botanically closely related. The variety TJ. Jiixiirians, of the seed cata 

 logues, wliich has been cultivated in various parts of the South and West, has a 

 habit of tillering, or sending up many — 1*0 to .50 — stalks from the same root 

 (Plate III, fig. 1). From this habit the bulk of fodder produced to the acre is 

 very large, probably unequaled by any otlier grass. It is liked by all kinds of 

 stock, and has especial value as a green fodder when other forage is dried up. 

 It may be cut several times during the season, but nearly as good results will be 

 obtained from a single cutting, made before there is any frost. The stalks are 

 tender, and there is no waste in the fodder when dry or green. One pound of 

 seed to the acre, planted in drills 3 feet apart and thinned to a foot apart in the 

 drill, is recommended. It is a native of the warmer portions of Mexico and 



Central America. The seed rarely matures 

 north of southern Florida. 



No. 109. Festuca duriuscula Lam. Hard Fescue. 



A slender, densely tufted, perennial grass, 1 to 2 

 feet high, with numerous very fine radical 

 leaves and open panicles. This is one of the 



Flo. 43. — Iiiiliiui Millcl (Eriocoma cuxpidata). 



Fui. 44.— Teosinte {Enchlcena mexicana). 



forms of .Sheep's Fescue, and is of little value except in pastures. Its particular 

 merit lies in its ability to thrive on dry sandy soils unlit for the growth of bet- 

 ter gr.-isses, and it well rt^sists long ]ieriod8 of sununer drought . It is well 

 adajited to the cooler and mouutaiuous regions of our country, being a native 

 of the cooler temperate regions of both hemispheres, (in well-manured, clayey 

 land this Fescue has produced upon a single acre 18,370 pounds of green hay at 

 time of tl<)wcring, and 8,200 pounds of hay besides 10,020 pounds of afterm;ith. It 

 possesses some Viilue as a lawn gr;iss, but if used for this ])nr|)ose it should be 

 sown thickly .lud unmixed with other sorts. Sow 2i to 3 bushels to the acre. 

 Price of seed in New York market, $16 to $18 i)er 100 pounds. 



No. 110. Festnca elatior Linn. T;ill, or Meadow Fescue. 



Tills grass liiis been widely ciilti v.ited in this country, h;iving been introiliiced from 

 Europe, and has become thoroughly n;ituralize«l. It is an exceedingly valuable 



