372 GRASSES AND HOW TO GROW THEM. 



velvet grass grows under dry conditions and the same 

 is true of Texas blue grass. Tall oat grass has also 

 served a good purjDOse in permanent pastures in dry 

 areas in the mountain bench lands. For arid plains, 

 the Australian saltbush has served a good purpose and 

 it may be that blue grama will be helpful on dry range 

 lands. The best clovers for dry areas are the Japan 

 and the buffalo, but under some conditions, alfalfa could 

 be grown in the mixture. 



For Wet Soils. — For soils that are so wet that they 

 cannot be tilled at certain portions of the year, Rus- 

 sian brome, redtop and fowl meadow are probably the 

 three best grasses and next to these Kentucky blue. 

 There is j^erhaps no good pasture grass, that will stand 

 conditions of prolonging wetness in the soil better than 

 Russian brome; redtop and fowl meadow are also good 

 but, of course, neither will endure wet beyond a certain 

 degree. In hot w^eather, watery saturation is more hurt- 

 ful than in cool weather. On lands that are springy in 

 character, blue grass makes good pasture, even when 

 the soil is thrown up in hummocks. For providing per- 

 manent pastures under irrigation, Russian brome, Ken- 

 tucky blue, red top, timothy, alsike clover and alfalfa 

 have high adaptation. 



For Growing in Shade. — Orchard grass has long been 

 assigned the premier place for being grown in the shade 

 among the cultivated grasses of America. Russian 

 brome, however, has considerable adaptation for such 

 situations; whether tliis adaptation will equal that of 

 orchard grass has not been determined in i\jnerica. 

 Tall oat grass will also grow fairly well in such situa- 



