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called (Fig. 63). It is cultivated chiefly in the timothy region 

 and in the states just south of this section. In the South it is 

 usually killed in hot weather, but will endure in shady places. 

 It is not a good hay plant, but as a pasture 

 and lawn grass it has no equal. It makes 

 a dense, firm sod that improves with age 

 and it stands pasturing well. 



Canada blue-grass. Characteristic dif- 

 ferences between Canada blue-grass (Fig. 

 64) and Kentucky blue-grass are that the 

 former has somewhat flatter stems, a less 

 open head, and a bend in the stem. It 

 has been found particularly well suited to 

 conditions in the southern part of Canada 

 and the northeast- 

 ern part of the 

 United States. On 

 the whole it is less 

 productive than 

 Kentucky blue- 

 grass, but on some 

 soils, especially 



those that are acid or sandy, it will 

 make a better growth. It makes a good 

 pasture, but does not start so early in 

 the spring or grow so rapidly as Ken- 

 tucky blue-grass. 



Redtop. The grass redtop (Fig. 65) 

 is widely distributed. It grows best in 

 a rather cool climate, but it also thrives 

 in a warm climate and can be grown in 

 the South. It is not as good a hay 



plant as timothy, but it stands wet and acid soils better and 

 in the timothy region is often used on such soils in prefer- 

 ence to timothy. Its principal merit is that it often will grow 



FIG. 64. Canada 

 blue-grass. 



