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perennial, flowering between May and August, i to 2 feet 



high, with a procumbent stem, which takes root at the 



nodes, thus covering the 



ground very rapidly. The 



panicle is more slender than 



that of common Meadow 



Foxtail (A. pratensis L.), one 



of the best meadow and 



pasture grasses. 



Draining will reduce this 

 grass, and when it en- 

 croaches upon ponds it may 

 be necessary to drain off 

 the water and clear out 

 the weed, giving one good 

 dressing of salt, and if need 

 be a second dressing, killing 

 out the weed before per- 

 mitting the pond to refill. 



Marsh Bent - grass or 

 Florin (Agrostis alba L.) is 

 a very variable perennial 

 occurring on most soils both 

 in arable and grass land, 

 often replacing good grasses 

 in the latter case. It is i 

 to 2 feet high, with or with- 

 out stolons, and the stem 

 more or less prostrate be- 

 low. The panicles (Fig. 66), 

 flowering in July to Sep- 

 tember, vary considerably FlG ' 66 '~^ V iba 

 in size, being 2 to 8 inches 

 long ; the spikelets are very small, and when the seeds 

 are ripe the branches of the panicle lie close to the 



