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Fig. 159. Texas Blue Grass, Poa arachnifera) . Native to Texas, and widely 

 recommended as a good winter pasture grass. F. Lamson-Scrlbner. Div. Agrost. U- 

 S. Dept. of Agrl.) 



more popular as rapidly as its fine properties are understood. 

 The introducer of this grass, Mr. Hogan, says: "I have 

 koown it to grow ten inches in ten days during the winter. " 

 He thinks it preferable to wheat, rye or anything else grown 

 in the winter. The writer had this grass under observation for 

 four years here at Ames, from 1889 to 1893, and found it per- 

 fectly hardy. It is a large, vigorous, rapid growing grass and 

 matures early in the season. It comes on again after the 

 autumn rains and keeps green until frcst Unfortunately this 

 grass has not been tried extensively in the s'ate, and those 

 who desire to grow the grass should only do so in the southern 

 half of the state, and there only in a limited way. It is best to 

 propagate this grass by root cuttings. 



