REPORT ON GRASSES AND FORAGE. PLANTS. LY 
Aualysis of ash of Tricuspis seslerioides (Tall Red-top ). 
Per cent. 
ESI sos cia coals o oes sm teise Beetle siclaeceivc sulci Gccivie ca sebecelcosaeeemere 8.13 
BES NN OXIGG .. aco soso ee node ectere Hes cine ce cacio wees Cece ctwecs cuaeem ete 38, 49 
BRUT EIM NR viol oo oc a arom a Sram crmet tine ae Seas Sie icl aoe o) eiec-cs ce onisleje cum dais Sen cee ee eee 
IMEEM ONMIO OL ss 55, coo Ss eehee re aieiamnl ose et sce ccasce sacices acccae caebiseas Soe 
MM CIUTNOXIG Onc =< oo see mee eee cree cine Gans Ce besine ecccek cace dane cae Dae 
pment Te) OX 06 «oo cee eerie een Sanne Soles ada was a dis eee .53 
PR UENG ACLU. -. -ateseeeeeiememes Se acieee se tems coos ae ane e neice ie Need <a cetecree 4,04 
BMNOTIG, AUIC 5) eemen eh ee wtan ce aie see att tae Fun saws emseleree ss GLU ee 1.58 
PMGLOR CIC, .. oa cte wee een ete se raw son Pate ceases ee oak lee his 2 bee 37.52 
BO NETATIO) ou ia\x inv tee ete ote yale oS os a int. ia, emia Giese ae aw abo seins weteamtens 7.39 
100. 00 
PASPALUM L&VE—Water grass. 
Description.—There are a number of species of this genus which in 
general appearance are hardly distinguishable. In the structure of the 
flowers they are very near to Panicum, from which they chiefly differ in 
the want of a lower glume. The flowers are spiked or racemed in two 
or more rows on one side of a flattened rachis or stalk The spikelets are 
one-flowered or with the rudiment of a second. The flowers are ovate 
or roundish, the palets thick and tough, flat on the inner and convex on 
the outer side. 
Uses —Mr. D. L. Phares, of Mississippi, says of this grass: 
Té is not called water grass because it grows in and about water, for it does not, but 
probably because it is very succulent. It is troublesome in CTOps; ‘live stock are very 
fond of it in allstages of growth and as dry hay. A neighbor has a meadow of it from 
which he mows ev ‘ery summer about two tons of hay per acre. It is very easy to set 
land with it. (See Plate 19.) 
Proximate analysis of Paspalum leve, from Texas ( Water grass). 
Per cent. 
Ee sees aoamccceliccicca se sarscaee stassetos jencslescas clones eetece came ae 1.74 
VW IES pe neh qs sei Bi ESE OR Sars nese a Seo oe A ae to i 1. 02 
SULRUE TRS 2S AOE Ion OOS DE ECES CEO COUIDU See Er es TORU RIDCOGOd Ade GHEE ESE AoE uaIBsesesizic sk &. 86 
SnPe BCS Oe Curie = Sas em = Sacoucs seh ee ieee se oreo Cleese ee ole oO Ee bree oe eomelneae 5. 47 
EUMONGweR saeco Ske ote oe aac Snes ce Speen as cose Sa etes made teeeeeeeee Bile 
SRC Nat, COUN IOSO 2 2e iyo nc cian ve sa Meee Gates asia a Oae GES = sn nm in eee 26. 67 
PM SRLIRC CRT AG II sac etae oe ee Ce os oan mee oe cla cine ac. acomeiec onion ee oe 13.95 
UREN ON pao tae Staite late cach wesc cae ee ccc chee ce cele cence cee ones 8.14 
SD COSC ESR ASRS CS 2 a RECO ECE Doe ar ae! Panes aH ane ae Re os Nees aoe 6. 43 
100. 00 
Analysis of ash of Paspalum leve ( Water grass) 
Per cent. 
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EuIES UN OTOL sate ce aoe nomial me nateek et eaeleee ack aoe ene ee tee eee Sore 25, 44 
POPUL RD eres eeree aye tus ae ee hoe isc as cee Seana. JV ar, Osta ve 1 BAe 
SCOUELIE UTD: CONG EVI BR OR 5 SER SI ET Se Pn ee ae eee We ee een ene ne ee . 60 
RG sa gn TUNe CAL Open oS tate orcs Se Noe etre cae wee ee Hi ha inn crc av oe ple etcne Gas 9. 36 
Poe Ma RING yrs none Raped. he enetanene oboe jours icccnae dive cusis 5. 26 
ULES UDATESOA ES or 5 ON ig RE a eS “af ee a a ee 5. 64 
Re OUMA NCO = 12 Sints cod conta acme taceeelss sme vob oo bance se Ucewmace cove 6.18 
RRO RUC BELG] Clee means oa Sen ae ee a Os 2a ty eau PoP EEE 44. 65 
(SEL NOPO RYE) Be oe aS Seas PAS NE ea oe Tc Ad leet Le es wae SL en eae have 
100. 00 
MUHLENBERGIA DIFFUSA—Drop-seed, Nimble Will. 
Description —This is a low grass, with much-branched stems and nar- 
row, slender panicles of flowers. The spikelets are one-flowered, with 
very minute glumes, and the lower palet with an awn or beard onee or 
12 AGR 
