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Bromus unioloides (Rescue Grass) related to chess or 

 cheat, seed furnished by U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 and planted on the Experiment Station, 1889. 



This grass is said to have been named Rescue Grass by 

 Gen. Iverson of Columbus, Ga., who first brought it to the 

 attention of the planters in 1853. It has been extensively 

 advertised in our State, under the name of "Arctic Grass," 

 seeds of which were procured by the director of this sta- 

 tion in 1891, and when compared with the Rescue Grass, 

 were found to be one and the same. In the winter of 1889, 

 a plot of ground was planted in Rescue Grass, which ri- 

 pened in May. All the seed that could be saved were gath- 

 ered by hand, although many were shattered-out and 

 thought to be lost. Immediately after harvesting the seed 

 the plot of ground was sown in peas and the same plowed 

 under, and in September following a perfect stand of grass 

 came up. 



From the time of the first planting of the seed until now, 

 a perfect stand appears annually in September, which is se- 

 cured by sowing the ground in peas, and thereby turning 

 under the seeds that fall, as was done in the first instance. 



While it has been used only as a soiling crop, yielding 

 two good cuttings in late winter and early Spring, it is also 

 said to be fine for grazing. 



Poa arachni (Texas Blue Grass) can be grown from sets 

 or seeds. A plot of land was planted on this station in Feb- 

 ruary, 1889 with sets, 18 by 18 inches apart, requiring 

 careful cultivation the first year. A perfect sod was se- 

 cured in about two years. It is now growing vigorously 

 and is a valuable winter grass, the greatest objection to it 

 being the amount of cultivation required before the sod is 

 obtained. 



Festuca No. 1. Mr. James B. Olcott of New Manchester, 

 Conn., presented this station with some sod of the above 

 named grass in 1890. It is a beautiful and attractive win- 

 ter grass for yards and lawns, but sun-scalds and dies-out 

 badly during the summer months on our sandy soils. 



Some of the grasses mentioned in the foregoing list are 

 promising, viz : Chloris virgata, Panicum teneriffe and La- 

 thyrus silvestris and others, but further trial will be nec- 

 essary before conclusions can be drawn. Our experience to 

 date is that nothing better has been found for our soil and 

 climate, than rve for winter and Bermuda for summer. 



