PERENNIAL FORAGE GRASSES 



sod in its proper habitat. Culms are few, i to 3 feet high, spar- 

 ingly furnished with leaves. The basal leaves are broad, long, 

 thin, and grow rapidly when cut or eaten by live stock. The 



Spikelet of 

 meadow foxtail. 

 Enlarged four 

 times. 



inflorescence is a spike-like 

 panicle, ovoid, 1.5 to 3 or 

 more inches long. Spike- 

 lets are one-flowered. The 

 flowering glume usually has 

 a bent dorsal awn; palea 

 is often wanting. Empty 

 glumes are hairy, acute but 

 not awned, and are united 

 below the middle. 



63. Seed. Seed is spar- 

 ingly produced and there- 

 fore expensive. It is gen- 

 erally of poor vitality and 

 hence a good stand is sel- 

 dom obtained, at least in 



America. The number of seeds per pound is 1,216,000. All 



commercial seed is imported. 



64. Adaptation and Value. Lawson says, "Grows naturally 

 on rather superior soils of medium texture, and constitutes the 



Meadow foxtail taken at Cornell Station 



June 1 5. Spike on left past bloom. 



One-third natural size 



