GRASSES OF IOWA, 



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147. Italian Rye Grass, Lolium Italicum. (Dlv. Agrost. U. S. Dept. Agric ) 



Poa serotina, Bouteloua oligostachya, B. racemosa, Andropogmi pro- 

 vindalis, A. scoparius, Panicum virgatum; and of the cultivated 

 species, orchard grass, timothy, Kentucky blue grass, wire 

 grass, {Poa compressa.) 



Professor Williams* states that the principal grasses of the 

 stock raising regions of the Dakotas are the gramas, buffalo 

 grass, the blue joints, the sand grasses, western wheat grass, 

 western quack grass, needle grass and feather bunch grass. 

 Western wheat grass and western quack grass furnish most of 

 the hay except in the moister bottoms, where the blue joints, 

 big sand grass and cord grass are more or less abundant. 



Italian Rye Grass {Lolium italicum), A. Br. — The cul- 

 tivation of Italian rye-grass {Lolium italicum) first began 

 in Lorabardy,t where it has long been cultivated, espe- 



♦GrasseS'and Foiage Plants of the Dakotas. Bull. U. S. Dept. Agrl. Dlv. Agrost. 6:6. 

 tStebler, Schroter & McAlplne, The Best Forage Plants. 26. 



