Timothy alone is not well adapted to permanent pastures but is 

 very useiul in mixture with longer-lived pasture grasses. It often 

 forms an important element in temporary pastures; timothy hay 

 meadows are usually grazed in the fall after the hay is harvested and 

 frequently again in the spring. 



In addition to timothy, two other introduced species of Phleum 

 occur in America. They are P. grae'cum and P. bellar'di, unim- 

 portant and little known annuals found in this country only at a 

 few seaports on dumping grounds for ballast. Alpine timothy (P. 

 dlpi'num), the only species known to be native to America, and which 

 also occurs in Europe and Asia, is discussed separately in this hand- 

 book. 



