68 YELLOW OAT GRASS. 



meadow land, and although its chief utility seems to 

 consist in giving flavor to the new dried fodder, yet 

 when thus mixed it is grateful to all stock, and 

 therefore should always be sown with the other seeds 

 of permanent grasses. This grass has been exten- 

 sively naturalized in this country, and is common in 

 pastures and roadsides. In respect to early growth, 

 continuing to^throw up flowering stalks till the end 

 of Autumn, and its hardy and permanent nature 

 sufliciently upholds its claim to a place in the com- 

 position of all perm.anent pastures. The superior 

 qualities of its aftermath are a great recomxmendation 

 for the purj^ose of grazing. Its analysis is a good 

 one. 2 lbs. of seed is sufficient to enter a mixture 

 with other grasses. Its seeds weigh only 6 lbs. per 

 bushel. I am growing this grass. 



CHAPTER XYIII. 



YELLOW OAT GRASS. 



Avena Fla^escens— Generic Character. 



Spikelets three to many flowered, with an open, 

 large, difiuse panicle ; lower pale, seven to eleven 

 nerved, with a long, twisted awn on the back ; 

 stamens three ; grain oblong, grooved on the side, 

 usually hairy and free. Flowers in July, and ripens 

 seeds in August. 



AVay's Analysis. 

 100 parts as taken green from the field June 29th. 



Water 60.40 



Albuminous or flesh forming principles 2.96 



Fatty matters 1.04 



