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sedgy order whicli grow amid the wire grass in the 

 depressions. How to get rid of these is not easily ap- 

 parent withont lowering the water nnduly for other 

 portions of the meadow; nor has it been determined 

 how long a wire grass meadow can be maintained and 

 whether the same can be mowed every year without in- 

 terruption. It is probable, however, that with the 

 proper regulation of the water supply, those meadoAvs 

 may be rendered permanent for many years. 



It is fortunate that valuable uses have been found 

 to which this grass has been put. The discovery is 

 making highly productive thousands and tens of thou- 

 sands of acres of peat lands that must otherwise have 

 remained unproductive for many years. 



TEXAS BLUE GRASS. 



Texas blue grass {Poa arichnifera) might well be 

 named the blue grass of the South, as it promises to 

 do for much of the Southern country what blue grass 

 has done for the IN'orth. As it becomes knoAvn it is 

 more prized in the South, Avhere, along Avith Ber- 

 muda grass, it furnishes gTazing practically all the 

 year. 



This grass has considerable resemblance to Kentucky 

 blue grass, not only in appearance, but also in its habit 

 of groAvth. It is taller, hoAvever, the stems of the latter 

 gTowing to the height of 1 to 3 feet. The leaves are long 

 and slender. The panicles are 4 to 6 inches long and 

 densely floAvered. The roots are creeping. 



Texas blue grass is a hardy perennial and one that 

 has a vigorous habit of groAvth. 



