CULTIVATED PASTURES 30 
of the humid region where the latter does not thrive it 
serves a useful purpose. Nearly all the American seed is 
grown in the province of Ontario, Canada. (See Farmers’ 
Bulletin No. 402.) 
Tall meadow oat-grass—This is a good grass with poor 
seed habits, the seed shattering out badly in harvesting 
and handling. The species is adapted to the timothy 
region but is only sparingly grown. 
Velvet-grass——This species is of little value except on 
sterile soil where other grasses will not grow. It is well 
established on the Pacific coast, especially from northern 
California to British Columbia, where it is common in 
swamps, grass-land, waste places and open ground gen- 
erally. It is not much utilized for forage except on the 
sandy land around the Columbia River. Animals do not 
relish the hay unless they have acquired a taste for it. 
36. Southern pasture-grasses.—In the moist regions 
along the Gulf coast, carpet-grass is a valuable and 
nutritious grass. This is a native of the tropics extending 
into the southern United States. It thrives in open, moist 
land where it forms a green carpet. It is not cultivated, 
but comes into natural pastures voluntarily and persists 
because it withstands grazing and trampling. Another 
species found especially in mucky soil along the Atlantic 
coast from South Carolina to southern Florida is St. 
Augustine-grass. This is similar in its habits to carpet- 
grass. (See Farmers’ Bulletin No. 509.) 
37. Two common tropical grasses, Pard-grass and 
Guinea-grass, should be mentioned although except in 
the extreme southern portion they are not hardy in the 
United States. Pard-grass, a native of Brazil and cul- 
tivated in the lowlands throughout tropical America, 
is occasionally used for pasture in southern Florida and 
