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may keep it from being given a prominent place in such 

 mixtures. In the South, the best viehiing grasses in 

 such a mixture will include redtop and white clover 

 and probably perennial rye but in many parts of the 

 South, nearly all the grasses named may be used in 

 the mixture. West of the Cascades all may be in- 

 cluded. 



For Sandy Lands. — To obtain permanent grasses, 

 that are suitable for sandy lands, furnishes a problem 

 that is not easily solved. The three best grasses for 

 the purpose are Russian brume. Western rye and Ber- 

 muda grasses; the clovers will include the Japan and 

 buffalo. For the South, there is no other clover that will 

 prove satisfactory on light sandy land, but in wet sea- 

 sons the small white may grow well ; alfalfa may also be 

 sometimes used. For the Xorth and West, the best of 

 the three grasses named, viewed from the standpoint of 

 utility and permanence, is Russian brome. The dis- 

 tribution of Western rye has not been so well worked 

 out as that of Russian brome, hence its value for south- 

 ern conditions is not yet well understood. For such soils 

 in the South, Bermuda grass is without a peer. Its 

 adaptation for these is pre-eminent. 



For Dry Areas. — The problem of furnishing suita- 

 ble permanent grasses for dry areas is even more diffi- 

 cult than that of furnishing the same for sandy soils 

 where the conditions may not be so dry. Of the really 

 valuable grasses groAvn under cultivation, Russian 

 brome is probably the best for the Xorth and West and 

 Bermuda for the South. On dry hard clay soils, Cana- 

 dian blue a'rass ctows with nmch tenacitv. Southward, 



