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SWEET VERNAL GRASS— {An^/ioxafi^/ium odom/ui/i. ]—{Fastures.) 

 This is a perennial pasture grass and is only valuable because it is one 

 of the first to shoot up its green leaves in the spring and one of the last 

 to disappear in cold weather. It is almost worthless when sown alone but 



Sweet Vernal Grass — Anllio.raiitlitim odoratunf. 



it imparts to the pastures, or to hay cut from such pastures, an agreeable 

 fragrance. It scarcely deserves notice, as its foliage when green is bitter 

 to the taste. 



The seed weighs 10 pounds to the bushel. A few pounds of seed as a 

 mixture sown on an acre will not be objectionable in a pasture. 



YELLOW OAT GRASS— {Trisetiim JIavesce}is.)—('P3iSt\\rQs.) 



This grass has recently been introduced from Europe where it is 

 greatly prized as a mixture for permanent pastures. It may be grown 

 on every variety of soil but it seems to prefer in this country mountain 

 slopes having fairly good soils. It is a slender, loosely tufted perennial 

 with fibrous roots, and grows to the height of about two feet. 



In England its natural habitats are dry pastures, heaths, rocky places 

 and chalk meadows. Sheep and cattle relish the early foliage. The high- 

 est yield recorded in this country was when grown on clayey loam like 

 much of the valley land of East Tennessee and of the highland rim. 



Prof. Beal thinks it promises little for this country. 



Prof. F. Lamson-Scribner thinks it has some agricultural value. 

 But for the misleading name of oat grass it might be passed over without 

 mention. 



BERMUDA GRASS— {Cyfiodon Z^rt^r/v/ow.)— Pasture and Meadow.) 



Bermuda grass is of little or no value when grown above the 37th 

 degree of north latitude. It is the child of the sun and luxuriates in a 

 tropical or semi-tropical climate. It cannot stand the rigorous winters of 



